"...it is not easy to leave behind such a large responsibility to any of the caring folk in Harmonica Town. My family and loved ones all have lives of their own, and are quite content with where they have ended up."

"I know however, that my youngest niece, Jamie Gardiner, has been the only one to show any substantial evidence of interest in my beloved Whispering Ranch. I know through all the short summers and holidays she has come to visit me, she is the only one capable of running such a laborious job."