- Harriet Oleson: How could you? How could you be a peeping Tom?
- Willie Oleson: I couldn't. My name's Willie.
- Charles Ingalls: It's just natural curiosity, Harriet - - boys will be boys, myself included - - all of us boys liked to go to the swimming holes to have a peep at the girls when they were frolicking in the water.
- Harriet Oleson: Oh really? Well, I certainly don't remember any of the boys sneaking around the swimming hole when I was a girl.
- Nels Oleson: THAT'S the truth!
- Harriet Oleson: What was that?
- Nels Oleson: I said, Charles is telling the truth. We do indeed need to show some leniency and understanding here.
- Mr. Hector Webb: [after learning that Sylvia is pregnant from the rape] You'll stay around the house from now on. I don't want you going into town. I'll go into the bank tomorrow and see about the farm getting sold.
- Sylvia Webb: Where will we go?
- Mr. Hector Webb: I don't know. Doesn't matter. Someplace where folks don't know us. We'll tell them your husband was killed in an accident.
- Sylvia Webb: You blame me for this, don't you? Don't you?
- Mr. Hector Webb: You reap what you sow.