The Yearling Family Quotes

Without nursing homes and Medicare, there was a lot at stake for parents to raise their kids right: those kids would be supporting you in your old age. We're pretty glad we don't have to rely on a Forrester to take care of us.

All the sailors see when they look at Jody is a little boy, not a "yearling" who's about to become a man. But they're right about one thing: his parents love and miss him.

Aw. We're going to go out on a limb here and say that, yes, the Baxters probably do want their only child back. But, like anyone who survived through adolescence, we can totally sympathize with Jody here.