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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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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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…in silence learned the sweet solace which affection administers to sorrow.


Louisa May Alcott


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…Mrs. Jo sat smiling over her book as she built castles in the air, just as she used to do when a girl, only then they were for herself, and now they were for other people, which is the reason perhaps that some of them came to pass in reality — for charity is an excellent foundation to build anything upon.


Louisa May Alcott


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…the child's heart bled when it was broken.


Louisa May Alcott


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


Louisa May Alcott


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Don't suggest that we are growing old, my Lord. We have only bloomed; and a very nice bouquet we make with our buds about us,' answered Mrs. Amy, shaking out the folds of her rosy muslin with much the air of dainty satisfaction the girl used to show in a new dress. Not to mention our thorns and dead leaves,' added Jo, with a sigh; for life had never been very easy to her, and even now she had her troubles both within and without.


Louisa May Alcott


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I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.


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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