“If we call these foothills, can we call the little trees 'foot trees?''' (While driving in the foothills.)

'The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.'

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.''

“I like lights on buildings, because without them you wouldn't be able to see all the beauty in the world.” (About the lights on the football field at the local highschool.)

'Daddy, how many whoppers are there in those tall trees?' After waking up in the car while driving through Calaveras Big Trees and hearing daddy say, 'Wow, that's a whopper of a tree.'