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But, like all happiness, it did not last long…


Louisa May Alcott


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We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.


Louisa May Alcott


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I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good, and help me through the day.


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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…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


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I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain them.


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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…proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.


Louisa May Alcott


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