The uplift of a fearless heart will help us over barriers.

That which is the wonder of one age is the commonplace of the next.

Many a good beginning makes a bad ending.

She thought to herself, "This is now." She was glad that the cozy house, and Pa and Ma and the firelight and the music, were now. They could not be forgotten, she thought, because now is now. It can never be a long time ago.

The days have never been long enough to do the things I would like to do. Every year has held more of interest than the year before.

Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons across the creek had had it too, so there had been no one to help Pa and Laura.

Remember well, and bear in mind, a constant friend is hard to find.