Little House on the Prairie

Almanzo: Oh, I see. You want me to apologize and say how wrong I was, and how right you were. Well, I'm not gonna do it! I'm not gonna knuckle down just so you'll be happy! There's gonna be a lot more to our marriage than that! Laura: Well, who says we're getting married? Almanzo: I am! You're wearing the engagement ring I gave you, aren't you? The one I still make payments for every month! Laura: (takes ring off) Here, take it! You shouldn't be buying things on credit, anyway! Almanzo: I didn't hear you complaining when I gave it to you. Laura: Well, I didn't hear you complaining about payments when you gave it to me!

Almanzo: (about Laura) Mr. Ingalls......no offense, but do you have any idea what your daughter is like? Charles: I think so. She's a lot like me. Almanzo: Well, again, no offense, sir, but that must be mighty hard on Mrs. Ingalls.

Eliza Jane: (to Laura about her fight with Almanzo) How long are you two gonna keep this up? Laura: You'll have to ask your brother that. Eliza Jane: I did. He told me to ask you. Laura: Well, you can tell him that it will last until he comes to his senses and realizes that we all have a life to live. I'm a teacher, I have the opportunity to teach, and I'm going to!

Almanzo: There's nothing worse than trying to talk to a stubborn person. Charles: Oh, so you talk to yourself a lot, do you, boy? Let me tell you something. You're just as stubborn as my daughter, and in this case, even more so.

Eliza Jane: (overvoice) Dear Diary: my brother was married today. I've never been happier in my life. (pause) Really, I haven't.

Eliza Jane: I admire you, Laura. Laura: Why? Eliza Jane: Because you're honest. You aren't afraid to say what you think. Laura: Well, sometimes you have to. It's like my Pa always says. You have to tell people how you feel. It's not always easy, but in the long run, it's the only way. (pause) But it sure is hard when you love somebody.

Almanzo: (after catching up with Laura's coach) Laura! Eliza and Harv are getting married! Laura: Well, I'm very glad to hear that. But did you have to run all the way up here just to tell me that? Almanzo: Laura, she's going to St. Louis. Don't you see? Walnut Grove will need a new teacher. And we can live in my house! You can teach, and we can still be together! Laura: But I thought you didn't want me to teach. Almanzo: Why do you listen to me? You know how stubborn I am! Besides, it wasn't the teaching so much. It was the being apart. Laura, I love you. Please say yes. Look, I brought the ring. (Takes out ring) Will you marry me? Laura: (Begins to smile) Of course I will! (Jumps out of coach into his arms)

Charles: (in response to Eliza Jane lying about her relationship with Harv) Why, Eliza? Eliza Jane: I want to start over. I need a change. It was a chance to do something for Almanzo and Laura. You don't know my brother like I do. He wouldn't let me just go off to be alone, even though it's what I want. He's always been very close to me. Too close, perhaps. Too protective. It's time we both led our own lives. Please don't say anything, Charles. Believe me, I know what I'm doing, and it makes me happy. I'll write Almanzo later and tell him things didn't work out between Harv and me. By then, I'll be settled and teaching again. I'll be fine, really. Let them have this glorious day.