My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
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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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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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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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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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