It was a face that was familiar to him not only from his possession of it, but because it was also the face of most of his friends. What was it the speaker at the service club luncheon had called it? "The physiognomy of success."

"The Yellow Sweater"

A short time ago I was drivinbg past the main gate of the Malloy-Harrison plant, and I noticed McKillup tending the gates. One unifrom sleeve was empty, and the other ended above one of those steel mechanical hands. The sight of him brought it all bck to me, but I'd just as soon forget it if I could.

— Last lines, "E Equals MC Squared"

Already the running form of the boy was two blocks ahead of him, and he would soon be out of sight entirely. As he hurried after him he wondered if he would ever be able to draw close to his son again.

— Last lines, "The Father"

He tried to recapture his feelings of the morning, but when he looked at himself in the mirror all he saw was the staring face of a fat, frightened old man.

— Last line, "The Yellow Sweater"

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