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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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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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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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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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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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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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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT