it was the same ship that had saved him after he was shot . finally , when mike started to drive off he looked around . it worried me and my sons . `` you wo n't find me keeping quiet about mine . i finally say and pull into a parking space and shut off the engine , dropping my hands beside me . `` do you have to mention it ? '' that made me cry all the harder . in any event , our father always said that character is a crop best grown in lean soil . 