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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.

Louisa May Alcott

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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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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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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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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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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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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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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 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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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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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