- Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] It has always seemed to me that 1938 was the springtime of my life. I was engrossed in completing my novel and, as the words poured out, I felt as if the whole world was unfolding. It was a time of rising hope, not only for me, but for my grandfather.
- The Grandfather: Hey Ben, you go ahead and deliver the lumber in there. I've got other business to attend to.
- Ben Walton: Now Grandpa, you're not going to the hospital are you?
- The Grandfather: Never you mind. You just pick me up there later.
- Elizabeth Walton: You know, all the kids are noticing you're getting to be more and more like Corabeth.
- Aimee Louise Godsey: Is that bad?
- Elizabeth Walton: Well, it's alright for Corabeth. You know, her life's practically over. But you're just a little girl.