Louisa May Alcott

...but, dear me, let us be elegant or die. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…on some occasions, women, like dreams, go by contraries. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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So she enjoyed herself heartily, and found, what isn't always the case, that her granted wish was all she had hoped. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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The dirt is picturesque, so I don't mind. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…it is so much better to work for others than for one's self alone. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Prosperity suits some people, and they blossom best in a glow of sunshine; others need the shade, and are the sweeter for a touch of frost. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Poor dull Concord. Nothing colorful has come through here since the Redcoats. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I think this power of living in our children is one of the sweetest things in the world… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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