Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMy book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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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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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’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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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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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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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