My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Far 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.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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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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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 like good strong words that mean something.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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The 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.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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