A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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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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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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I 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.
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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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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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