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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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I like good strong words that mean something...
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I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win;
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wisdom
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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beauty
happiness
love
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I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.
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Your father, Jo. He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.
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I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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writing
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keys
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Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.
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love
spoil
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waste-of-life
jo-march
lost-love
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There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.
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Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God's sight. Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason.
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women
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Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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My child, the troubles and temptations of your life are beginning, and may be many; but you can overcome and outlive them all if you learn to feel the strength and tenderness of your Heavenly Father as you do that of your earthly one. The more you love and trust Him, the nearer you will feel to Him, and the less you will depend on human power and wisdom. His love and care never tire or change, can never be taken from you, but may become the..
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Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.
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for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)
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meanness
mean
hurt
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Let us be elegant or die!
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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
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work
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play
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I want to do something splendid...something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.
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Don't try to make me grow up before my time...
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You don't need scores of suitors. You need only one... if he's the right one.
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suitors
quotes
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Be worthy love, and love will come.
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worth
patience
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I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. (Jo March)
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fresh-start
start-over
try-again
beginnings
new-leaf
end
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow...
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sunshine
shadow
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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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Louisa May Alcott |
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Louisa May Alcott |
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the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy.
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The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together.
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feminism
women
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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life-lessons
inspirational
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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money
goodness
honesty
riches
fame
honor
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can
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life
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Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suit, and fall into a vortex, as she expressed it, writing away at her novel with all her heart and soul, for till that was finished she could find no peace.
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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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Louisa May Alcott |
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A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.
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politeness
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.
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relationships
imaginary
real
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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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life
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I'm not like the rest of you; I never made any plans about what I'd do when I grew up; I never thought of being married, as you did. I couldn't seem to imagine myself anything but stupid little Beth, trotting about at home, of no use anywhere but there. I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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Louisa May Alcott |
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Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say no when they mean yes, and drive a man out of his wits just for the fun of it. --Laurie
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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.
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I wish I had no heart, it aches so...
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Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?
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Louisa May Alcott |
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Laurie, you're an angel! How shall I ever thank you?" "Fly at me again. I rather liked it," said Laurie, looking mischievous, a thing he had not done for a fortnight."
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