- Dr. Hiram Baker: She's gonna be alright. You know Reverend, a doctor would have had difficulty making the decision Caroline did. How she picked exactly the right moment... only God knows.
- Reverend Robert Alden: I'm sure He does, Doctor. I'm sure He does.
- Laura Ingalls: I've never seen Ma so sick before.
- Charles Ingalls: Neither did I, darling, but Dr. Baker's with her. He'll do everything he can.
- Mary Ingalls: She ain't gonna die is... is she, Pa?
- Charles Ingalls: There's no reason to be talking like that. God takes care of those that love Him.
- Dr. Hiram Baker: [to Charles about Caroline] The fever's broken! Courageous woman - if she hadn't opened the infection when she did, she would have lost her leg, and probably her life. But now, with rest, she's going to be just fine.