Famous quote by Laura Ingalls Wilder

"So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the windows, so the little house could not see them go. It stayed there inside the log fence, behind the two big oak trees that in the summertime had made green roofs for Mary and Laura to play under"

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The quote paints a photo of a tranquil and picturesque scene. The little log home is surrounded by a log fence and 2 big oak trees, supplying a safe and protected environment for Mary and Laura to play in throughout the summer season. As the household leaves, the little home is left, not able to enjoy them go. The shutters are closed, offering the house a sense of loneliness and desertion. The quote conveys a sense of nostalgia and longing for the past, when life was easier and more carefree. It also speaks to the importance of family and home, and how the memories of those locations can stay with us long after we have left them. The quote is a suggestion of the appeal of nature and the delight of youth, and how these things can bring us comfort and peace.

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This quote is written / told by Laura Ingalls Wilder between February 7, 1867 and February 10, 1957. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 22 other quotes.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder, Author

"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"

Laura Ingalls Wilder, Author

"They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura had seen it once before, but it looked different now"

Laura Ingalls Wilder, Author

"There was a strange atmosphere on the set because we were filming in this large house, which was used for troubled children. You'd go in and find walls had been burnt down. The building was charged with this history and it stayed with us throughout the filming"

Beatrice Dalle, Actress

"We were so far back in the woods, they almost had to pipe in sunlight"

Roy Rogers, Entertainer

"They had certainly exasperated them, and could not disperse them, as after every charge - and some of these drove the people right against the shutters in the shops in the Strand - they returned again"

Walter Crane, Artist

"It was at the beginning of all this tabloid frenzy. Our garbage was being gone through, and we were involved in all these chases getting home, and people camping out on our property to get pictures"