I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHelp one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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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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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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.
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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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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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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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There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment.
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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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’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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