The Yearling Appearances Quotes

Rawlings just can't stop with the fat-shaming. "Vast bulk" sounds more appropriate to a mountain than a person—but, to be fair, Ma Baxter is kind of like a mountain: insurmountable and usually in the way.

Penny and Ory have a bit of a Jack Sprat-and-his-wife thing going on: she's as big as a house, and he's a wee little shrimpy thing. Luckily, Penny's got a brain big enough for both of them.

"Penny" isn't a loving family nickname—it's a cruel jab at how small Penny is. Still, he rolls with it. What else can he do? He can't exactly beat up the Forresters.