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Laura Ingalls Wilder

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American writer, famous for her Little House on the Prairie series, which tells the story of her growth experience in the Midwest of the United States in the 19th century. Her works have won the hearts of readers and had a profound impact on later generations.

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Famous Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes

“I understood....that in my own life I represented a whole period of American history.”

Whole My Own Periods Understood American History My Own Life

Book:A Little House sampler

Source: A Little House sampler

“The wilderness needs your whole attention.”

Needs Whole Attention Wilderness Prairie Panthers

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“And just as a little thread of gold, running through a fabric, brightens the whole garment, so women's work at home, while only the doing of little things, like the golden gleam of sunlight runs through and brightens all the fabric of civilization.”

Littles Whole Home Running Civilization Gold Golden Little Things Sunlight Thread Fabric Garments Housework Gleam

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“All I have told is true, but it is not the whole truth.”

Whole Truth Literature Whole Truth

Book:A Little House sampler

Source: A Little House sampler

“We go lightheartedly on our way, never thinking that by a careless word or two we may have altered the whole course of human lives, for some person will take our advice and use it.”

Thinking Way Humans May Persons Two Whole Use Courses Advice Human Life Careless Altered Careless Words

Book:Little house in the Ozarks: a Laura Ingalls Wilder sampler : the rediscovered writings

Source: Little house in the Ozarks: a Laura Ingalls Wilder sampler : the rediscovered writings

“We had no choice. Sadness was a dangerous as panthers and bears. the wilderness needs your whole attention.”

Needs Whole Choices Attention Sadness Dangerous Bears Wilderness Prairie Panthers

Author:Laura Ingalls Wilder

“Ma sighed gently and said, "A whole year gone, Charles." But Pa answered, cheerfully: "What's a year amount to? We have all the time there is.”

Years Said Whole Gone Amount Whole Year

Book:The little house treasury

Source: The little house treasury

About the Author

Born: February 7, 1867
Died: February 10, 1957
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 117

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Little house in the Ozarks: a Laura Ingalls Wilder sampler : the rediscovered writingsRelated source material

Laura Ingalls Wilder, farm journalist: writings from the OzarksRelated source material

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Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder - Volume One: On Wisdom and VirtuesRelated source material

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