How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I wish someday he would have to drive a load of something to Wyoming and would take me along so I could get to meet you. (31.3)
Which is the stronger wish here—meeting Mr. Henshaw or driving with Dad? We don't know about you, but by the end of the book, we were dying to meet Mr. Henshaw.
Quote #5
I wish I had a grandfather like Mr. Fridley. He is so nice, sort of baggy and comfortable. (32.6)
With Dad on the road so much and little hope of seeing him now that his parents are divorced, Leigh really wants family. Mr. Fridley is a father figure in Leigh's life, a nice guy who gives advice and steers Leigh in good directions.
Quote #6
"Your dad has many good qualities. We just married too young, and he loves the excitement of life on the road, and I don't." (39.14)
We all have desires and things we're passionate about that make us who we are. Leigh's mom and dad are two good people who want very different things, and that's what eventually pulls them apart.