“ The best of us have a spice of perversity in us, especially when we are young and in love. ”
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1868). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
|---|---|
| Source | Little Women |
| Topic | perversity love |
| Date | 1868 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/514/514-h/514-h.htm |
Context
“Remember that, and be a sensible girl," said the old lady impressively.
Now Aunt March possessed in perfection the art of rousing the spirit of opposition in the gentlest people, and enjoyed doing it. The best of us have a spice of perversity in us, especially when we are young and in love. If Aunt March had begged Meg to accept John Brooke, she would probably have declared she couldn't think of it, but as she was preemptorily ordered not to like him, she immediately made up her mind that she would.”
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