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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHe who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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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’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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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 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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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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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
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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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