Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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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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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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