Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
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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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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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.
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I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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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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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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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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