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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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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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We can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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