- Almanzo James Wilder: Pleasure to meet you, Laura. My friends call me Manny.
- Laura: Pleasure to meet you... Manley!
- Laura: If I had a remembrance book, I'd write down this day as something to remember. Though I didn't know it at the time, I'd met the man I would someday marry. Almonzo Wilder!
- Almanzo James Wilder: [trying to give Laura a nickname] What's your given name?
- Laura: Laura Elizabeth Ingalls.
- Almanzo James Wilder: Laura Elizabeth...
- [pause]
- Almanzo James Wilder: How about Beth?
- Charles Ingalls: Caroline, doing dishes is not a man's work.
- Caroline Ingalls: Charles, don't be sacrilegious.
- Charles Ingalls: I'm not!
- Caroline Ingalls: Then you do believe in the Bible.
- Charles Ingalls: Well, of course I believe in the Bible! What's that got to do with dishes?
- Caroline Ingalls: 2 Kings 21:13: 'And I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.' Bible's by the bed. You can look it up.
- Charles Ingalls: What are you dressed for? A wedding or a funeral?
- Laura: [Giggles]
- Albert Quinn Ingalls: Ah, I just thought I should look nice for the first day back to school.
- Laura: That's not the reason and you know it!
- Albert Quinn Ingalls: It is too!
- Laura: Mm mm... He's so sure the new teacher's gonna be pretty, he's in love with her already!
- Nellie Oleson: Who's going to do the cooking?
- Mrs. Oleson: What?
- Nellie Oleson: I said, who's going to do the cooking?
- Mrs. Oleson: Well darling, who's name is on the window?
- Nels Oleson: Was on the window.
- Mrs. Oleson: Oh Nels, please!
- Nellie Oleson: Mother, I don't like to cook.
- Mrs. Oleson: I know darling. You don't like to cook at home. But after all, this is your own, very own restaurant!
- Nels Oleson: Mother, I don't like cooking... At home or here!
- Mrs. Oleson: Now, Nellie dear... I want you to understand what it means to have an establishment such as this - what the advantages are in having it. When I first met your father, I had a small mercantile business. Of course, he was quite smitten with me when he first laid eyes on me. But... well, having such a business... Well, it rather helped getting married, shall I say. Of course, I realize that there are many young men around Hero Township that have their cap set for you. But, maybe they're just shy. Or perhaps they're just afraid that they can't support you in the manner in which you're accustomed. Do I make myself clear, Nellie?
- Nellie Oleson: Yes, Mother.
- Mrs. Oleson: Good. Now, do you like y our gift?
- Nellie Oleson: Yes, Mother.
- Mrs. Oleson: Good. Now, are there any more questions?
- Nellie Oleson: Yes.
- Mrs. Oleson: Mm?
- Nellie Oleson: Who's going to do the cooking?
- Laura: You go ahead. I'll catch up.
- Albert Quinn Ingalls: Why?
- Laura: I uh... I forgot something at school.
- Albert Quinn Ingalls: What?
- Laura: I don't know. That's what I forgot.