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> [1 - 2 A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys and little girls or very small babies, or perhaps not even born, Pa and Ma and Mary and Laura and Baby Carrie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/1-2-a-long-time-ago-when-all-the-grandfathers-and-grandmothers-of/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

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> [But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/but-in-the-east-the-sky-was-pale-and-through-the-gray-woods-came/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

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## More by Laura Ingalls Wilder

> [I understood…that in my own life I represented a whole period of American history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/i-understood-that-in-my-own-life-i-represented-a-whole-period-of/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [there is a spirit in every home, a sort of composite spirit composed of the thoughts and feelings of the members of the family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/there-is-a-spirit-in-every-home-a-sort-of-composite-spirit-composed/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [The uplift of a fearless heart will help us over barriers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/the-uplift-of-a-fearless-heart-will-help-us-over-barriers/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [The world seems a lonesome place when mother has passed away and only memories of her are left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/the-world-seems-a-lonesome-place-when-mother-has-passed-away-and-only/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/our-hearts-grow-tender-with-childhood-memories-and-love-of-kindred/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [We'd never get anything fixed to suit us if we waited for things to suit us before we started.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/we-d-never-get-anything-fixed-to-suit-us-if-we-waited-for-things-to/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [All those golden autumn days the sky was full of wings. Wings beating low over the blue water of Silver Lake, wings beating high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/all-those-golden-autumn-days-the-sky-was-full-of-wings-wings-beating/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraphs and kerosene and coal stoves -- they're good to have but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/these-times-are-too-progressive-everything-has-changed-too-fast/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things in life which are the real ones after all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/i-am-beginning-to-learn-that-it-is-the-sweet-simple-things-in-life/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [Life was not intended to be simply a round of work, no matter how interesting and important that work may be. A moment’s pause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/life-was-not-intended-to-be-simply-a-round-of-work-no-matter-how/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/suffering-passes-while-love-is-eternal-that-s-a-gift-that-you-have/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [Remember well, and bear in mind, a constant friend is hard to find.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/remember-well-and-bear-in-mind-a-constant-friend-is-hard-to-find/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/the-only-stupid-thing-about-words-is-the-spelling-of-them/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [“Little rabbits, you know, always have games together before they go to bed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/little-rabbits-you-know-always-have-games-together-before-they-go-to/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

> [These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/these-happy-golden-years-are-passing-by-these-happy-golden-years/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

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