“Home is the nicest word there is.”

“There is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.”

“The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.”

“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness -- just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.”

“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 left their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin”

“There's no great loss without some small gain.”

“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”