These Happy Golden Years Quotes

“These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“She had not known before that it takes two to make a smile.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“Nothing anywhere could be better than being at home with the home folks, she was sure.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“I declare to goodness, I don't know but sometimes I believe in women's rights. If women were voting and making laws, I believe they'd have better sense. (Mrs. McKee to Laura, regarding homesteading laws)”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“Golden years are passing by,
Happy, happy golden years,
Passing on the wings of time,
These happy golden years.
Call them back as they go by,
Sweet their memories are,
Oh, improve then as they fly,
These happy golden years.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“Maybe everything comes out all right, if you keep on trying. Anyway, you have to keep on trying; nothing will come out right if you don't.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“God hates a coward."
I don't actually believe this is true. But it's something to aim for.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“So to the end when life’s dim shadows fall,                  Love will be found the sweetest song of all.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“The last time always seems sad, but it isn't really. The end of one thing is only the beginning of another.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“Laura was silent again. Then she summoned all her courage and said, “Almanzo, I must ask you something. Do you want me to promise to obey you?”

Soberly he answered, “Of course not. I know it is in the wedding ceremony, but it is only something that women say. I never knew one that did it, nor any decent man that wanted her to.”

“Well, I am not going to say I will obey you,” said Laura. "I cannot make a promise that I will not keep, and, Almanzo, even if I tried, I do not think I could obey anybody against my better judgement.”

“I’d never expect you to,” he told her. “And there will be no difficulty about the ceremony, because Reverend Brown does not believe in using the word ‘obey.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“The wind was blowing, but not too hard, and everyone was so happy and gay for it was only twenty degrees below zero and the sun shone.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“As she floundered on, plunging into the deep snow, she suddenly laughed aloud. "Well," she thought, "here I am. I dread to go on and I would not go back.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS

“Grace sat up, too frightened to make a sound, and even Laura was horrified, for the stool lay in two pieces. Then Pa laughed. “Never mind, Grace,” he said. “You only unscrewed it all the way. But,” he said sternly, “you stay off this stool, after this.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“Golden years are passing by,                  Happy, happy golden years,                  Passing on the wings of time,                  These happy golden years.                  Call them back as they go by,                  Sweet their memories are,                  Oh, improve them as they fly,                  These happy golden years.” Laura’s”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“A body makes his own luck, be it good or bad.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

“Gather ye roses while ye may,”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years