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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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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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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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.
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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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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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