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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.

Louisa May Alcott

You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Alone Fly Happiness Storm Strong Wild Wind
Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Age Beautiful Evidence Happiness Old Play Regret Success Time Understand Work Worth Youth
Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Art Garden Natural Rose Wild
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

Book Happiness Life Myself Necessary Pay People Reading Reality Sin Willing
A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Faith Friendship Treasure
Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Enjoyment Talk Woman
Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Carry Easy End Love
Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Determination Impossible Inspirational One Liner Woman Women Empowerment
Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Help Ourselves Religious Sister Support
Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Bad Death Live Logic Man Worth
Many argue; not many converse.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Argument Talk
Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Bad Children Father God Man Noble Work
Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

People Shadow Sunshine
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Better Hard Lose Lost Man Rule Scars Soul Teach Yourself
I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Beautiful Believe Duty Live Man Right Woman Yourself
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Beautiful Happiness Humble Life Love Power

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