Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)

The Lord Is My Shepherd: Part 1 (1974)

Karen Grassle: Caroline Ingalls

Quotes 

• [discussing the birth of Caroline Ingalls' fourth child] 

  Mrs. Oleson : Well, in my case, Nellie and Willie were MORE than enough.

  Caroline : In the case of Nellie and Willie, Mrs. Oleson, I'd have to agree with you.

• Charles : Aren't you going to eat something?

  Caroline : Carrie already had hers and... I'm not hungry.

  Charles : You hardly eat enough to keep a bird alive.

  Caroline : I'll gain weight soon enough. All women do.

  Charles : Don't tell me you're worried about gaining weight. You take after your mother. There's no way you're going to gain any!

  Caroline : There's one way.

  Charles : Well, if there is, I'd sure like to know...

• Caroline : [after a insulting remark by Mrs. Olsen]  That woman is...

  Charles : [interrupting]  Uh-uh, Caroline, it's Sunday.

  Caroline : She makes it very hard to have a Christian feeling.

  Charles : [laughing]  Well if you can't pray for her, at least pray for her husband.

• Charles : I just feel funny calling the baby an 'it.' I mean, don't you think you'd feel a little put out if somebody kept calling you 'it?'

  Caroline : I'd feel worse, Charles, if I were a girl and somebody kept calling me a boy.

• Charles : But you know, the odds are we'll have a boy. We've had three girls.

  Caroline : Remember the Stevensons in Wisconsin?

  Charles : Mm hm.

  Caroline : Eleven girls.

  Charles : Ah...

  Caroline : I'll do my best.

• Caroline : [about the baby]  He's still not gaining.

  Dr. Hiram Baker : 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.

  Caroline : But his appetite is good.

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Well, there might be something wrong with your milk, Caroline. It's just a difference in body chemistry. That's what they call it.

  Caroline : It's never happened before...

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Oh, now, don't start worrying. Everybody starts worrying when they don't have a fat baby.

  Caroline : Oh, I'm not worried just so long as you say everything's all right.

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Everything's fine.

• Caroline : I never noticed before what a hurry everyone's always in. Oh, those people... in such a hurry... I wonder what could be so important.