Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWomen have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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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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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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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’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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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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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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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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