Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMarriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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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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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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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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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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