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 ALCOTTYou are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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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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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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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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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