Jonathan quotes from Little House on the Prairie

Jonathan

[in tears] Oh, dear God, Charles, I keep thinking this is all a dream, and I'm gonna wake up, and Alice is gonna be here.

Charles

Well, if she was here, what do you think she'd say to you? What do you think she'd say to you?

Jonathan

I don't know!

Charles

She'd say, "Jonathan Garvey, what in God's sake is wrong with you?" That's what she'd say. She'd say, "What in God's sake is wrong with you, man I love? What is wrong with you?" That's what she'd say, isn't it, friend?

Charles

[to Jonathan] Why don't you come to Church with us on Sunday? It helps, believe me.

Jonathan

Thank God for letting my wife die? That's what He did, ain't it? That's what He did for me. He let her die. And you want me to praise Him?

Charles

Jonathan.

Jonathan

No. If you want to believe, that's fine for you, but not for me.

Jonathan

Everyone has a mean thought once in a while.

Not my Ma and Pa.

Jonathan

Well, maybe just a little one. But the point is, you do good things to make up for it like taking care of that bird. Why, most folks would just walk right past it and not do a thing.

I couldn't do that.

Jonathan

Of course not, but some folks do. Always in such a hurry. Always too busy to think about another one of God's creatures. All that time they spend thinking about themselves.

I bet that makes God angry.

Jonathan

Angry? Yes, but mostly sad.

I never thought of God being sad like regular people.

Jonathan

[to Laura] Patience, child.

I can't help it. Pa says children aren't supposed to have any.

Jonathan

Your Pa sounds like a bright man.

Oh, he is. So's my Ma. She used to be a schoolteacher and she knows a bunch of stuff.

Jonathan

You're quite fond of your folks.

Sure. Everybody loves their Ma and Pa.

Jonathan

Then how come you ran off?

I can't tell you.

Jonathan

Fair enough.

I wish I could tell you, Mr. Jonathan, but it's just between me and God.

I don't want Pa to find me until God answers.

Jonathan

He has answered.

No, he hasn't!

Jonathan

He has answered and He's made His decision. That's why He sent your Pa. He wants you to be with your Pa and your brother to be with Him.

That isn't what I wanted. Pa wants a son!

Jonathan

No, child. That's what you thought he wanted. Only God knows best about these things. That's why He sent your Pa here because He knows that your Pa loves you and needs you. How else could your Pa have found you?

How can you be sure?

Jonathan

He told me, child.