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 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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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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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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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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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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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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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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We can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT