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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTLove is a great beautifier.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
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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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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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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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’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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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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