Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

Quotes

• “Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suit, and fall into a vortex, as she expres...”
• “Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of...”
• “...and Jo laid the rustling sheets together with a careful hand, as one might shut the covers of a lovely romance, which...”
• “She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen ...”
• “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 becau...”
• “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 ...”
• “Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants…”
• “I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.”
• “You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.”
• “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
• “Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!”
• “But, like all happiness, it did not last long…”
• “I like good strong words that mean something…”
• “Conceit spoils the finest genius.”