How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Annika said anxiously, "Do you live here all alone?"
"Of course not!" said Pippi. "Mr. Nilsson and the horse live here too."
"Yes, but I mean don't you have any mother or father here?"
"No, not the least little tiny bit of a one," said Pippi happily.
"But who tells you when to go to bed at night and things like that?" asked Annika.
"I tell myself," said Pippi. "First I tell myself in a nice friendly way; and then, if I don't mind, I tell myself again more sharply; and if I still don't mind, then I'm in for a spanking—see?"
Tommy and Annika didn't see at all, but they thought maybe it was a good way. (1.32-38)
First off, this quote shows that Pippi considers Mr. Nilsson and the horse as part of her household, and therefore part of her family. Second, it suggests that her alternative lifestyle (animals as siblings, parents existing in separate planes or hemispheres) doesn't seem like such a bad set-up to Tommy and Annika.
Quote #5
"Is one allowed to bring horses to your children's home?" asked Pippi.
"No, of course not," said the policeman.
"That's what I thought," Pippi said sadly. "Well, what about monkeys?"
"Of course not. You ought to realize that."
"Well then," said Pippi, "you'll have to get kids for your children's home somewhere else. I certainly don't intend to move there." (3.13-17)
What kind of person would move into a home that wouldn't allow the rest of their family to come along? Certainly not Pippi.
Quote #6
"My name is Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking, daughter of Captain Efraim Longstocking, formerly the Terror of the Sea, now a cannibal king." (4.25)
Yeah, it's pretty obvious that being her father's daughter is a big part of Pippi's identity, showing that family does indeed matter (even when your dad is lost at sea).