Louisa May Alcott

…had an hour of silent agony that aged him more than years of happy life could have done. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Don't take it away! It's only a fancy, but a man must love something… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#louisa-may-alcott #love #love

…he felt he could willingly give his life for them. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#life

Perhaps it would have been better if he had killed me; my life is spoilt. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…the little girls wore a grave, troubled expression, as if sorrow was a new experience to them. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#louisa-may-alcott #experience

It's very singular how hard it is to manage your mind,' said Demi, clasping his hands round his knees, and looking up at the sky as if for information upon his favorite topic. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#louisa-may-alcott #men

Chance words spoken in kindness often help amazingly; and that's what old people are here for -- else their experience is of little use. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#experience

The story of his downfall is soon told; for it came, as so often happens, just when he felt unusually full of high hopes, good resolutions, and dreams of a better life. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…for it is a very solemn thing to be arrested in the midst of busy life by the possibility of the great change. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#louisa-may-alcott #business

I sell my children, and though they feed me, they don't love me as hers do. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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