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65337a2
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I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
compliments
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Louisa May Alcott |
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7985bc7
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Don't try to make me grow up before my time...
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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bdf07a7
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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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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
growing-up
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Louisa May Alcott |
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ba5a9b6
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I wish I had no heart, it aches so...
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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8708727
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally...
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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39d753e
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"I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands." "They're not empty now."
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romance
love
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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e5e0e33
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life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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love
louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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6f2ef11
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...tomorrow was her birthday, and she was thinking how fast the years went by, how old she was getting, and how little she seemed to have accomplished. Almost twenty-five and nothing to show for it.
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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470732b
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...because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
talent
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Louisa May Alcott |
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3238488
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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the 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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death
life
love
louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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c1c79d6
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It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
talent
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Louisa May Alcott |
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41cf9fb
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But, like all happiness, it did not last long...
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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ce5b85c
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Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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dc20924
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If life is often so hard as this, I don't see how we ever shall get through it...
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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1b45d68
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Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants...
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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9a12211
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...nothing remained but loneliness and grief...
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loneliness
louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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d633e9c
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Is that my boy?' As sure as this is my girl!
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laurie
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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e7e43c5
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I don't believe fine young ladies enjoy themselves a bit more than we do, in spite of our burned hair, old gowns, one glove apiece, and tight slippers that sprain our ankles when we are silly enough to wear them.
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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c275c01
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If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that's all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you'll make it a better place. - Marmee
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courage
kindness
little-women
values
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Louisa May Alcott |
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768dd71
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Let the world know you are alive!
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marmee
louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Abigail May Alcott |
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e896973
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...feeling as if all the happiness and support of their lives was about to be taken from them.
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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609fb9f
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...possessed of that indescribable charm called grace.
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louisa-may-alcott
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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b124c01
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I thought of all the summer evenings I'd spent sitting in the chairs under the trees beside the trailer, reading books that helped me escape Creek View, at least for a little while. Magical kingdoms, Russian love triangles, and the March sisters couldn't have been further away from the trailer park.
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escape
reading
books
trailer
trailer-park
louisa-may-alcott
little-women
reading-quotes
escape-from-reality
love-of-reading
books-reading
love-of-books
read
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Heather Demetrios |
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8168ae1
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He was a faithful servant, and made himself so valuable to those who employed him that they will find it hard to fill his place. He was a good husband and father, so tender, wise, and thoughtful, that Laurie and I learned much of him, and only knew how well he loved his family, when we discovered all he had done for them, unsuspected and unassisted.
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john-brooke
little-women
hard-work
humility
modesty
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Louisa May Alcott |
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6f5c88c
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"Laurie, you're an angel! How shall I ever thank you?" "Fly at me again; I rather like it," said Laurie, looking mischievous, a thing he had not done for a fortnight."
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theodore-laurence
louisa-may-alcott
jo-march
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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453a1e0
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"Rome took all the vanity out of me, for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave up all my foolish hopes in despair." "Why should you, with so much energy and talent?" "That's just why, because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try anymore."
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19th-century-literature
american-literature
amy-march
louisa-may-alcott
quotes-about-art
little-women
classic-literature
art
rome
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Louisa May Alcott |
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0328b8b
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"Mr. Bhaer saw the drops on her cheeks, ... The sight seemed to touch him very much, for suddenly stooping down, he asked in a tone that meant a great deal, "Heart's dearest, why do you cry?" Now, if Jo had not been new to this sort of thing she would have said she wasn't crying, had a cold in her head, or told any other feminine fib proper to the occasion. Instead of which, that undignified creature answered, with an irrepressible sob, "Because you are going away." "Ach, mein Gott, that is so good!" cried Mr. Bhaer, managing to clasp his hands in spite of the umbrella and the bundles,
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love-quotes
lovers
jo-friedrich
mujercitas
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |
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42ba86d
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"Friedrich, why didn't you..." "Ah, heaven, she gifs me the name that no one speaks since Minna died!" cried the Professor, pausing in a puddle to regard her with grateful delight. "I always call you so to myself--I forgot, but I won't unless you like it." "Like it? It is more sweet to me than I can tell. Say 'thou', also, and I shall say your language is almost as beautiful as mine."
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love
inloved
mujercitas
little-women
jo
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Louisa May Alcott |
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151a5c9
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"What lady do you think prettiest?" Said Sallie. "Margaret." "Which do you like the best?"
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jo-march
laurie
little-women
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Louisa May Alcott |