- Isaiah Edwards: Well, you know what you oughta do. What you gotta do is... well... you gotta let her know how you feel. You see. Then you tell her how it's gonna be. I mean, there ain't a woman nowhere that don't appreciate a firm hand. Well now, you take Grace. I mean, she'd still be pining her nights alone if I hadn't spoke up. Yes sir! I mean, I told her how it's gonna be, I told her what was going to happen...
- Charles Ingalls: Morning, Grace. Isaiah was just talking about you. We'll leave you two alone.
- Mrs. Oleson: [before nellies play] I haven't heard of an actress yet who hasn't experienced some temperment before a performance!
- Nelson "Nels" Oleson: [after she leaves the room] I wonder what her excuse is the rest of the time?
- Nelson "Nels" Oleson: ...You read it.
- Willie Oleson: A whole book? That would take a year!
- Mrs. Oleson: Not if you work at it, Dear. After all, there's no sacrifice too great for one's art. You just have to give to get.
- Willie Oleson: I don't know nothing about sacrifice, but I'm gonna have to give a whole lot of licorice.
- Eva Beadle: Willie and Laura, go stand in a corner, NOW!
- Willie Oleson: [Both go to the same corner] That's MY corner!
- Eva Beadle: Laura, go to the OTHER corner.