--- title: "1 Porch Quotes By Wilson Rawls" description: "1 Porch quotes by Wilson Rawls. Plus more from Wilson Rawls and more Porch sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/wilson-rawls-17111_heard_what-i-saw-was-more-than-i-could-stand-t_2926915.jpg" --- > [What I saw was more than I could stand. The noise I heard had been made by Little Ann. All her life she had slept by Old Dan's side. And although he was dead, she had left the doghouse, had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/what-i-saw-was-more-than-i-could-stand-the-noise-i-heard-had-been/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/wilson-rawls-17111_heard_what-i-saw-was-more-than-i-could-stand-t_2926915.jpg) ## More by Wilson Rawls > [After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. I thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/after-the-last-shovel-of-dirt-was-patted-in-place-i-sat-down-and-let/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [“I suppose there's a time in practically every young boy's life when he's affected by that wonderful disease of puppy love. I don't mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/i-suppose-there-s-a-time-in-practically-every-young-boy-s-life-when/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [“It's hard for a man to stand and watch an old hound fight against such odds, especially if that man has memories in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/it-s-hard-for-a-man-to-stand-and-watch-an-old-hound-fight-against/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [“I have never been back to the Ozarks. All I have left are my dreams and memories, but if God is willing, some day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/i-have-never-been-back-to-the-ozarks-all-i-have-left-are-my-dreams/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [Old Dan must have known he was dying. Just before he drew his last breath, he opened his eyes and looked at me. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/old-dan-must-have-known-he-was-dying-just-before-he-drew-his-last/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [“looked over to where I had dropped my net. There it was right where I had dropped it; wide open and not a monkey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/looked-over-to-where-i-had-dropped-my-net-there-it-was-right-where-i/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [It's strange indeed how memories can lie dormant in a man's mind for so many years. Yet those memories can be awakened and brought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/it-s-strange-indeed-how-memories-can-lie-dormant-in-a-man-s-mind-for/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [Daisy smiled and said, "Jay Berry, you won't die. You may think you will, but you won't. In a day or two, you'll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/daisy-smiled-and-said-jay-berry-you-won-t-die-you-may-think-you-will/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [“I wanted so much to step over and pick them up. Several times I tried to move my feet, but they seemed to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/i-wanted-so-much-to-step-over-and-pick-them-up-several-times-i-tried/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [“We’re going to build a big pen out of that chicken wire,” he said. “It’ll have a top on it and a door with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/we-re-going-to-build-a-big-pen-out-of-that-chicken-wire-he-said-it-ll/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [I buried Little Ann by the side of Old Dan. I knew that was where she wanted to be. I also buried a part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/i-buried-little-ann-by-the-side-of-old-dan-i-knew-that-was-where-she/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [“Men," said Mr. Kyle, "people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/men-said-mr-kyle-people-have-been-trying-to-understand-dogs-ever/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [I'd like to take a walk far back in the flinty hills and search for a souvenir, an old double-bitted ax stuck deep in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/i-d-like-to-take-a-walk-far-back-in-the-flinty-hills-and-search-for-a/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [I had heard the old Indian legend about the red fern. How a little Indian boy and girl were lost in a blizzard and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/i-had-heard-the-old-indian-legend-about-the-red-fern-how-a-little/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) > [Some time in the night I got up, tiptoed to my window, and looked out at my doghouse. It looked so lonely and empty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-rawls/some-time-in-the-night-i-got-up-tiptoed-to-my-window-and-looked-out/) [Wilson Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-rawls/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/porch/wilson-rawls/#itemlist", "name": "1 Porch Quotes By Wilson Rawls", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What I saw was more than I could stand. The noise I heard had been made by Little Ann. All her life she had slept by Old Dan's side. 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