Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTPreserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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I want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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