- Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] Sometimes, when we were children, all the love and attention we got at home just wasn't enough. For each of us there came a time when something from the outside was needed to give us a sense of self-confidence. It was a need of this kind that got my sister, Mary Ellen, into a lot of trouble, and gave me a whole new way of looking at women.
- The Grandfather: Esther, I have always been partial to beautiful women, but when you find one that's beautiful as well as seasoned, she's hard to resist.
- Esther Walton: What do you mean 'seasoned'?
- The Grandfather: Well, like a fine tree, Esther, that has endured all kinds of wind and weather, and still stands in beauty.
- Esther Walton: Thank you, Zebulon.