My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIn 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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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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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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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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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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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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