I don't want to grow up to be a woman. It hurts.
Well, we never do completely because in every woman there's a little girl, and in every little girl, there's a woman.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
[about the baby] He's still not gaining.
Well, he's not gaining, but he's not losing. Just holding his own. I think we'll try putting him on regular milk. I believe that'll do the trick.
But his appetite is good.
Well, there might be something wrong with your milk, Caroline. It's just a difference in body chemistry. That's what they call it.
It's never happened before.....
Oh, now, don't start worrying. Everybody starts worrying when they don't have a fat baby.
Oh, I'm not worried, just so long as you say everything's all right.
Everything's fine.
[to Mary] Do you want a brother or a sister?
I don't care.
Pa wants a boy, you know.
How do you know that?
Because every time he talked about the baby at supper, he said "him" or "he." That's how I know.
Well, only God knows if it's a boy or a girl, so you might as well get some sleep.
I hope God wants a girl.
[about Caroline after the baby's death] She's got a lot of strength, that woman.
That she does.
Laura's the one I'm worried about. She's taking this a lot harder than the rest of us. I try talking to her about it, but she just avoids it.
Well, it's only been a few weeks. Time takes care of everything.
Everyone has a mean thought once in a while.
Not my Ma and Pa.
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.
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.
Angry? Yes, but mostly sad.
I never thought of God being sad like regular people.
[to Laura] Patience, child.
I can't help it. Pa says children aren't supposed to have any.
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.
You're quite fond of your folks.
Sure. Everybody loves their Ma and Pa.
Then how come you ran off?
I can't tell you.
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.
He has answered.
No, he hasn't!
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!
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?
He told me, child.
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