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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFar 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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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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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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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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