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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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I'm afraid I couldn't like him without a spice of human naughtiness. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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

— Louisa May Alcott

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…growing pale and sober with the thought that her fate was soon to be decided; for, like all young people, she was sure that her whole life could be settled by one human creature, quite forgetting how wonderfully Providence trains us by disappointment, surprises us with unexpected success, and turns our seeming trials into blessing. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it! ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I don't see why God made any night; day is so much pleasanter… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Dan clung to her in speechless gratitude, feeling the blessedness of mother love, — that divine gift which comforts, purifies, and strengthens all who seek it. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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It's lovely to see people so happy. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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It is a merciful provision my dears, for it takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world. You are costly creatures, boys, and it is well that mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters love their duty and do it so well, or you would perish off the face of the earth,' said Mrs. Jo solemnly… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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