Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTPeople want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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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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If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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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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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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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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