“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
“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
“The years rolled their brutal course down the hill of time. Still poor, my clothes still smelling of the horse barn, still writing those doubtful poems where too much emotion clashed with too many words.” WritingYearsStillsCoursesPoorEmotionToo MuchClothesHorseHillsBrutalDoubtfulBarns Book:A Lucky American Childhood Source: A Lucky American Childhood
