Louisa May Alcott

I can get on with wild beasts first-rate; but men rile me awfully… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I'm perfectly miserable; but if you consider me presentable, I die happy. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#humor

Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…courage and devotion always stir generous hearts, and win admiration… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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We live in a beautiful and wonderful world, Demi, and the more you now about it the wiser and the better you will be. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…no person, no matter how vivid an imagination he may have, can invent anything half so droll as the freaks and fancies that originate in the lively brains of little people. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Every house needs a grandmother in it. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#inspirational

Boys don't gush, so I can stand it. The last time I let in a party of girls, one fell into my arms and said, "Darling, love me!" I wanted to shake her,' answered Mrs. Jo, wiping her pen with energy. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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