My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Love is a great beautifier.
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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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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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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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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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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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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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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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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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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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