Laura quotes from Little House on the Prairie

Falling in love is such a waste of time. I'm going to stay right here with Pa forever and ever!

[voiceover] As the weeks passed, I noticed a great change in James and Cassandra. They became more and more withdrawn in my class. They were never allowed to come see Ma and Pa. Something was wrong in their new home, but they would never say a word about it.

[voiceover] So James and Cassandra came to live with Ma and Pa and Albert and Carrie and baby Grace. The little house was full of love!

[voiceover] Nancy stayed in the dunk tank for the rest of the day and a lot of people said she was a good sport to do it. Oh, we knew she'd still be nasty, but she'd be better because she knew folks cared enough about her not to let her get away with things she shouldn't. So think about that the next time your folks punish you.

[while in bed with Almanzo] I know we've had a hard time choosing a name, but I have the perfect one if it's a girl. Cassandra brought me a rose today, and I just thought, "That's it. Rose Wilder." It's perfect. What do you think? Almanzo? [turns around to see that Almanzo is sound asleep; smiles] Rose Wilder it is.

[voiceover] It was the spring of 1887. It had been a hard winter for everyone, especially for Pa. He had to sell the farm and move to where he could find the work. He settled the family in Burr Oak, Iowa. Pa came back to get the last of the family's things. He pretended that moving on would be a great thing for the family, but I knew how much he loved his little house on Plum Creek and I could see how he was hurting inside.

If I had a remembrance book, I would surely write down about the day we came to Plum Creek.

Ma always says to "turn the other cheek." I just wondered when Nellie Oleson's mother would get around to telling her the same thing.

[as she recites her essay] "My Mother." My sister Mary is going to tell you how Pa brought us west, and how hard he worked. And I don't mean to take anything from him by telling you that Ma worked plenty hard herself. Still does. She cooks, and cleans, and sews, and cares of the lot of us, Pa included. I remembered once when I was little, coming down with the fever. Ma stayed up beside me all night long. I slept some, but she, never. Anytime I'd open my eyes, she'd be there, smiling, holding a cold cloth to my head. Now, with Mary and me "sprouting up," which is what Ma calls it, if there's ever the least littlest noise in the night, Ma would come climbing up the ladder, into the the loft, to make sure we're all right. I reckon there's times when she gets bone tired, but you'd never know it. Her smile is the last thing I see before I close my eyes and the first thing I want to see in the morning. Ma's been selling eggs to the mercantile, and she saved enough money to buy some yard goods for a new dress. This morning, Mary and me found out she made dresses for the two of us instead. That's because she loves us. That's the kind of mother Ma is, and that's why we love her so much.

I don't want him.

Charles

Oh, come on. He just wants to give you a little loving, that's all.

I DON'T WANT HIM! [runs out of the barn]

I can't love some dog that just chases his tail all the time!

Pretty smart little fellow, if you ask me. You wouldn't play with him, so he made do with what he had.

[to Laura after untying her braids] Oh, my Ellen. My beautiful Ellen!

Mrs. Taylor--

No. No! Say "I love you, Mama." [Laura looks stunned and doesn't say anything] Say "I love you, Mama."

I.....I love you, M-mama.

[hugs Laura] Oh, and I love you! Oh, promise me. Promise me you'll never leave me again. You promise?

I--I promise.

Stop it, Ellen! Stop it!

Mrs. Taylor, I'm not Ellen!

No!

I'm not Ellen, I'm Laura!

No, NO!

ELLEN'S DEAD! See? That's her grave. Ellen is dead.

I suppose your Pa wants a boy.

What's so great about boys, anyway?

Well, can you fix the barn roof?

Sure. Can you have a baby?

[about Almanzo] I can't lose him.

Caroline

What makes you so sure you're gonna lose him?

Well, he said that he just can't wait two years.

Caroline

I see. So if he doesn't get his own way, his love for you just goes away?