Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIf we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Many argue; not many converse.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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 like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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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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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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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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