I’m about to embark on a creative project where I’ll be pulling together the best of what Laura Ingalls Wilder has to say. And by “Laura” I’m speaking broadly — I’m considering the Little House books, the lovely Ruralist columns, her speeches, or even something Rose said about her mother.
I know I’ll enjoy the project and am looking forward to it. To get my wheels turning, I thought I’d turn it out to my blog readers, the foremost Laura fans I know:
What are your favorite Laura quotes, truisms, or platitudes? I know I’ll come up with much more as I dig, but at the moment, mine is Ma’s “Wisdom’s Ways.” (Didn’t someone here recently say they liked that too?)
July 11, 2008 at 11:39 am |
First four years – on being pregnant and having morning sickness.
“Those that dance must pay the fiddler.”
July 13, 2008 at 9:47 am |
“You may kiss me good night” from These Happy Golden Years … sooooo romantic …
July 15, 2008 at 12:30 am |
I actually said this out loud last night, stopped, and then thought, “That’s from Little House.”
“There is no great loss without some small gain.”