“Our small ears never had such a workout as on the Fourth of July, hearing not only our own bursting crackers but also those of our friends, and often the boom of homemade cannon shot off by daring boys of 16 years, ready to lose a hand if it blew up.” IfsYearsHandsLosesBoysReadyShotsEarsHearingDaringFourthWorkoutJulyBurstingCannonsCrackersHomemade Author:Paul Engle
“Touch was important. The evening of the Third of July we would go around the neighborhood and look at the fireworks others had bought, taking them out of the brown paper sack and handling them cautiously as if they were precious stones. There was envy when we saw sacks with more in them than we had.” IfsLooksImportantSawsPaperStonesThirdsEnvyEveningBrownNeighborhoodJulyFireworksPrecious Stones Author:Paul Engle
“I knew about holiness, never having missed a Sunday-school class since I started at four years. But if Jews were also religious, how could our neighbor with the grease-grimy shirt use the word 'damn' about them?” IfsYearsUseSchoolReligiousClassFourJewNeighborDamnShirtsHolinessSundayFour YearsGreaseSunday School Book:A Lucky American Childhood Source: A Lucky American Childhood
