- Charles Ingalls: That sister of yours is sure acting funny.
- Mary Ingalls: Yeah well... maybe she found something a bit more interesting than frogs.
- Charles Ingalls: What's more interesting than...
- [Look of panic when he realizes what Mary was speaking of]
- Laura Ingalls: How did you attract him
- [talking about Nellie and Luke's brief marriage]
- Nellie Oleson: Well, that's obvious, isn't it? My natural attributes.
- Laura Ingalls: Like what?
- Nellie Oleson: Like my naturally curly hair and my good looks. Ma says I'm beautiful but I wouldn't go that far.
- Laura Ingalls: Neither would I.
- Laura Ingalls: [crying while lying face first on the bed] I'll never get up. Never! And, I'll never go school again!
- Jonathan Garvey: [after receiving food at a restaurant] . Them's snails!
- Monsieur François: [arrogantly] Escargot.
- Jonathan Garvey: Charles, if this is how the rich people eat, I'd rather be *poor*.