The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for.

Quote by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that...

There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that...

1 - 2 A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today...

1 - 2 A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today...

The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day...

The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day...

So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the...

So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the...

Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons...

Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons...

If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess...

If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess...

They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town...

They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town...

Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them,...

Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them,...

A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys...

A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys...

Pa did not like a country so old and worn out that the hunting was...

Pa did not like a country so old and worn out that the hunting was...

Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and...

Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and...

Home is the nicest word there is.

Home is the nicest word there is.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

The enormous lake stretched flat and smooth and white all the way to the edge...

The enormous lake stretched flat and smooth and white all the way to the edge...

Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God....

Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God....

So Pa sold the little house. He sold the cow and calf. He made hickory...

So Pa sold the little house. He sold the cow and calf. He made hickory...

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all....

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all....

Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and...

Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and...

Wild animals would not stay in a country where there were so many people. Pa...

Wild animals would not stay in a country where there were so many people. Pa...

Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.

Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.