Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTA time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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The 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.
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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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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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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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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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