In the books I read the sinners are always more interesting than the saints, and in real life good people are dismally dull. I’ve no desire to be wicked, but I do want to be happy. A short life and a gay one for me and I’m willing to pay for my pleasure if it is necessary.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI like good strong words that mean something.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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I don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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