A holiday isn't a holiday without plenty of freedom and fun
 Louisa May Alcott, Little Men (1871). copy citation

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Author Louisa May Alcott
Source Little Men
Topic freedom fun
Date 1871
Language English
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“But there are times when hungry boys cannot be repressed without real cruelty, and Saturday evening, after a half-holiday, was one of those times. “Dear little souls, do let them have one day in which they can howl and racket and frolic to their hearts' content. A holiday isn't a holiday without plenty of freedom and fun; and they shall have full swing once a week,” Mrs. Bhaer used to say, when prim people wondered why banister-sliding, pillow-fights, and all manner of jovial games were allowed under the once decorous roof of Plumfield.” source