- Isaiah Edwards: You think generosity is a crime.
- Almanzo Wilder: When your generosity involves my money, it is a crime.
- Isaiah Edwards: Now Montague, don't tell me you've got something against Christmas.
- Sherwood Montague: Not Christmas, Edwards. Crass commerciality and sentimentalism masquerading as Christian love. The emphasis on gift giving is compromising our souls.
- Charles Ingalls: The winter of '96 was a bad one. My family was used to nature's cold hand around Christmas. We had learned to survive her frozen fury. But that year, nature laid a warm cheek on Walnut Grove. The snow began to melt in the high Country even before it's white blanket touched the flat land. Steam rose from the rivers as the sun warmed the flowing waters. It would be an easy Christmas for my daughter and her family, or so she thought.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: Why did you leave her? I asked you to stay with her!
- Almanzo Wilder: You know what happened.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: Oh yeah, I know. I know what happened. Isaiah had one of his stupid fights and you had to leave our baby to go and help him!
- Almanzo Wilder: Why did I leave her? If I'd only stayed with her.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: It wasn't your fault.
- Almanzo Wilder: Yes it is. Can't you see that?
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: No I can't. Listen to me. It happened. And it wasn't anybody's fault. We are going to find her.