Wilson Rawls Quotes

• It's strange indeed how memories can lie dormant in a man's mind for so many years. Yet those memories can be awakened and brought forth fresh and new, just by something you've seen, or something you've heard, or the sight of an old familiar face.

  Wilson Rawls

  Memories, Lying, Men

  Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.3, Laurel Leaf

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• After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. I thought of the old K. C. Baking Powder can, and the first time I saw my pups in the box at the depot. I thought of the fifty dollars, the nickels and dimes, and the fishermen and blackberry patches. I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: "You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over.

  Wilson Rawls

  Eye, Years, Old Friends

  Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.235, Laurel Leaf

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• I buried Little Ann by the side of Old Dan. I knew that was where she wanted to be. I also buried a part of my life along with my dog.

  Wilson Rawls

  Dog, Littles, Sides

  Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.242, Laurel Leaf

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• Men," said Mr. Kyle, "people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don't. I may be wrong, but I call it love--the deepest kind of love.

  Wilson Rawls

  Loyalty, Dog, Children

  Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.214, Laurel Leaf

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• There is a little good in all evil.

  Wilson Rawls

  Evil, Littles

  Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.228, Laurel Leaf

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• You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over.

  Wilson Rawls

  Old Friends, Thousand, Worth It

  Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.235, Laurel Leaf

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• I found her lying on her stomach, her hind legs stretched out straight, and her front feet folded back under her chest. She had laid her head on his grave. I saw the trail where she had dragged herself through the leaves. The way she lay there, I thought she was alive. I called her name. She made no movement. With the last ounce of strength in her body, she had dragged herself to the grave of Old Dan.

  Wilson Rawls

  Lying, Names, Feet

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• With a heavy heart, I turned and walked away. I knew that as long as I lived I'd never forget the two little graves and the sacred red fern.

  Wilson Rawls

  Heart, Two, Long

  Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.247, Laurel Leaf

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• I had heard the old Indian legend about the red fern. How a little Indian boy and girl were lost in a blizzard and had frozen to death. In the spring, when they were found, a beautiful red fern had grown up between their two bodies. The story went on to say that only an angel could plant the seeds of a red fern, and that they never died; where one grew, that spot was sacred.

  Wilson Rawls

  Beautiful, Girl, Spring

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• Internet friends are real friends

  Wilson Rawls

  Real, Real Friends, Internet

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• I'd like to take a walk far back in the flinty hills and search for a souvenir, an old double-bitted ax stuck deep in the side of a white oak tree. I know the handle has long since rotted away with time. Perhaps the rusty frame of a coal-oil lantern still hangs there on the blade.

  Wilson Rawls

  Oil, White, Long

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• Daisy smiled and said, "Jay Berry, you won't die. You may think you will, but you won't. In a day or two, you'll be as good as new, I hope." "You're just saying that because you heard Papa say it," I said. "No, I'm not!" Daisy said. "I'm saying it because I'm a nurse, and nurses are supposed to cheer up their patients." I knew all too well that once Daisy had gotten into one of her Red Cross nursing spells, it was ridiculous to even think of trying to argue her out of it. So I just groaned, closed my eyes, and sat there while

  Wilson Rawls

  Cheer, Eye, Nursing

  Wilson Rawls (2010). “Summer of the Monkeys”, p.143, Yearling

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• Old Dan must have known he was dying. Just before he drew his last breath, he opened his eyes and looked at me. Then with one last sigh, and a feeble thump of his tail, his friendly gray eyes closed forever.

  Wilson Rawls

  Eye, Forever, Dying

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• I'm sure the red fern has grown and has completely covered the two little mounds. I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it wouldn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too. Yes, I know it is still there, for in my heart I believe the legend of the sacred red fern.

  Wilson Rawls

  Believe, Heart, Two

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• What I saw was more than I could stand. The noise I heard had been made by Little Ann. All her life she had slept by Old Dan's side. And although he was dead, she had left the doghouse, had come back to the porch, and snuggled up by his side.

  Wilson Rawls

  Littles, Noise, Saws

  Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.234, Laurel Leaf

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• Some time in the night I got up, tiptoed to my window, and looked out at my doghouse. It looked so lonely and empty sitting there in the moonlight. I could see that the door was slightly ajar. I thought of the many times I had lain in my bed and listened to the squeaking of the door as my dogs went in and out. I didn't know I was crying until I felt the tears roll down my cheeks.

  Wilson Rawls

  Dog, Lonely, Night

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