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Little Women quotes

Louisa May Alcott

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“By-and-by we shall take turns, for marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“she preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants, doesn't it?” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“There is always light behind the clouds.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“a friend's praise is always sweeter than a dozen newspaper puffs.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“I wish I had no heart, it aches so” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“You are like a chestnut burr, prickly outside, but silky-soft within, and a sweet kernal, if one can only get at it. Love will make you show your heart one day, and then the rough burr will fall off.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Be worthy, love, and love will come” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“I don't know how long it will last, but I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle, something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it, and mean to astonish you all some day. I think I shall write books,...” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“A demand so sudden and so serious made the young man hesitate a moment, for ridicule is often harder to bear than self-denial.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“money couldn't keep shame and sorrow out of rich people's houses” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“If 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” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Have regular hours for work and play, make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life become a beautiful...” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Now and then, in this workaday world, things do happen in the delightful storybook fashion, and what a comfort it is.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Mothers have need of sharp eyes and discreet tongues when they have girls to manage.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles?” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“disagreeable as it was to help get dinner, it was harder still to go begging for it” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Love covers a multitude of sins, and of whom could you ask more freely than of him?” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes,...” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“He received no stars or bars, but he deserved them, for he cheerfully risked all he had, and life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Gentlemen, which means boys, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is the readiest to pay deference to the old, protect the feeble, and serve womankind, regardless...” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suit, and 'fall into a vortex', as she expressed it, writing away at her novel with all her heart and soul, for till that was finished she could find no peace.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“I make so many beginnings there never will be an end” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“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 Alcott, Little Women
“Go on with your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace. Hope and keep busy, and whatever happens, remember that you never can be fatherless.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Don't try to make me grow up before my time, Meg.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“If I didn't care about doing right, and didn't feel uncomfortable when doing wrong, I should get on capitally.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true, and we could live in them?” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Our burdens are here, our road is before us, and the longing for goodness and happiness is the guide that leads us through many troubles and mistakes to the peace which is a true Celestial City.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Where's the use of looking nice, when no one sees me but those cross midgets, and no one cares whether I'm pretty or not?” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“You can do as you please, but I shall keep my book on the table here and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good and help me through the day.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Meg had spent the time in working as well as waiting, growing womanly in character, wise in housewifely arts, and prettier than ever, for love is a great beautifier.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“Your father, Jo. He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

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