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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 6278011 | There is a patience of the wild - dogged, tireless, persistent as life itself. | Jack London | ||
| cf73775 | After the dark I shall live again, and there will be women. The future holds the little women for me in the lives I am yet to live. And though the stars drift, and the heavens lie, ever remains woman, resplendent, eternal, the one woman, as I, under all my masquerades and misadventures, am the one man, her mate | Jack London | ||
| da20dea | As the days went by, the evolution of LIKE into LOVE was accelerated. White Fang himself began to grow aware of it, though in his consciousness he knew not what love was. It manifested itself to him as a void in his being - a hungry, aching, yearning void that clamoured to be filled. It was a pain and an unrest; and it received easement only by the touch of the new god's presence. At such times love was joy to him, a wild, keen-thrilling sa.. | Jack London | ||
| d872a60 | Do you know that the only value life has is what life puts upon itself? And it is of course over-estimated, since it is a necessity prejudiced in its own favor. ...There is plenty more life demanding to be born. ...He was worth nothing to the world. The supply is too large. | Jack London | ||
| f761577 | Buck's senses got here again to him, | Jack London | ||
| 891dcd8 | When he was made, the mould was broke," said Pete." | Jack London | ||
| ff6b815 | But remember, my reader, whom I hope to have travel far with me through time and space remember, please, my reader, that I have thought much on these matters that through bloody nights and sweats of dark that lasted years long I have been alone with my many selves to consult and contemplate my many selves. | Jack London | ||
| 58dbc48 | I couldn't help noticing that the existential space in which a friend had earnestly advised me to 'confront [my] mortality' bore a striking resemblance to the mall. | Barbara Ehrenreich | ||
| cd641ec | Happiness, after all, is generally measured as reported satisfaction with one's life - a state of mind perhaps more accessible to those who are affluent, who conform to social norms, who suppress judgment in the service of faith, and who are not overly bothered by societal injustice...The real conservatism of positive psychology lies in its attachment to the status quo, with all its inequalities and abuses of power. Positive psychologists' .. | critique happiness life-satisfaction positive-psychology positive-thinking positivity psychology | Barbara Ehrenreich | |
| 696b777 | In fact, if you're not prepared to die when you're almost sixty, then I would say you've been falling down on your philosophical responsibilities as a grown-up human being. | Barbara Ehrenreich | ||
| dac16c1 | What I have to face is that 'Barb,' the name on my ID tag, is not exactly the same person as Barbara. 'Barb' is what I was called as a child, and still am by my siblings, and I sense that at some level I'm regressing. Take away the career and the higher education, and maybe what you're left with is this original Barb, the one who might have ended up working at Wal-Mart for real if her father hadn't managed to climb out of the mines. So it's.. | Barbara Ehrenreich | ||
| 5a76374 | Some economists argue that the apparent paradox rests on an illusion: there is no real 'labor shortage,' only a shortage of people willing to work at the wages currently being offered. You might as well talk about a 'Lexus shortage' -- which there is, in a sense, for anyone unwilling to pay $40,000 for a car. | Barbara Ehrenreich | ||
| 6181217 | Love should not make us blind to faults, nor familiarity make us too ready to blame the shortcomings we see. | louisa-may-alcott love | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 2ac0289 | had an hour of silent agony that aged him more than years of happy life could have done. | louisa-may-alcott | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 78ac19f | 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 | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 7107702 | Uncle, I have discovered what girls are made for," said Rose, the day after the reconciliation of Archie and the Prince. "Well, my dear, what is it?" asked Dr. Alec... "To take care of boys," answered Rose, quite beaming with satisfaction as she spoke. "Phebe laughed when I told her, and said she thought girls had better learn to take care of themselves first. But that's because she hasn't got seven boy-cousins as I have." "She is right, ne.. | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| 75e4858 | 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 | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 043b6c5 | It is often said that there should be no death or grief in children's stories. It is not wise to dwell on the dark and sad side of these things; but they have also a bright and lovely side, and since even the youngest, dearest, and most guarded child cannot escape some knowledge of the great mystery, is it not well to teach them in simple, cheerful ways that affection sweetens sorrow, and a lovely life can make death beautiful? | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| e61de7b | Oh, that is the surprise. It's so lovely, I pity you because you don't know it... | louisa-may-alcott surprises | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 7e22d1f | Young people seldom turn out as one predicts, so it is of little use to expect anything,' said Mrs. Meg with a sigh. 'If our children are good and useful men and women, we should be satisfied; yet it's very natural to wish them to be brilliant and successful. | louisa-may-alcott | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 650da9d | 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. | life louisa-may-alcott | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 453b3ba | having learned that people cannot be moulded like clay... | louisa-may-alcott people | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 5b331bf | I'm always ready to talk, shouldn't be a woman if I were not,' laughed Mrs. Jo... | louisa-may-alcott women | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 726e614 | Tired of my own company, I suppose, now I've seen so much better. | louisa-may-alcott | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 2fa7fa9 | Now the day is done, Now the shepherd sun Drives his white flocks from the sky; Now the flowers rest On their mother's breast, Hushed by her low lullaby. Now the glowworms glance, Now the fireflies dance, Under fern-boughs green and high; And the western breeze To the forest trees Chants a tuneful lullaby. Now 'mid shadows deep Falls blessed sleep, Like dew from the summer sky; And the whole earth dreams, In the moon's soft beams, While nig.. | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| 61a552d | and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. | life | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 15dd7f6 | Poor Meg seldom complained, but a sense of injustice made her feel bitter toward everyone sometimes, for she had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the blessings which alone can make life happy. | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| 79c91ed | I want my daughters to be beautiful, accomplished, and good; to be admired, loved, and respected; to have a happy youth, to be well and wisely married, and to lead useful, pleasant lives, with as little care and sorrow to try them as God sees fit to send. To be loved and chosen by a good man is the best and sweetest thing which can happen to a woman; and I sincerely hope my girls may know this beautiful experience. | louisa-may-alcott | Louisa May Alcott | |
| b6724fd | She would make a man of me. She puts strength and courage into me as no one else can. She is unlike any girl I ever saw; there's no sentimentality about her; she is wise, and kind, and sweet. She says what she means, looks you straight in the eye, and is as true as steel. | girls louisa-may-alcott love lovers manhood modern-magic romance | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 768dd71 | Let the world know you are alive! | little-women louisa-may-alcott marmee | Abigail May Alcott | |
| 97e6da6 | Jo's ambition was to do something very splendid; what it was she had no idea as yet, but left it for time to tell her; and, meanwhile, found her greatest affliction in the fact that she couldn't read, run, and ride as much as she liked. A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic. | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| da9c2aa | I can't get over my disappointment in not being a boy, and it's worse than ever now, for I'm dying to go and fight with Papa, and I can only stay home and knit like a poky old woman (Josephine) | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| 6cd5378 | unlocking the treasuries of real home love and mutual helpfulness, which the poorest may possess, and the richest cannot buy. | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| d404bbb | Glad you like my first tableau. Come and see number two. Hope it isn't spoilt; it was very pretty just now. This is 'Othello telling his adventures to Desdemona'." The second window framed a very picturesque group of three. Mr March in an armchair, with Bess on a cushion at his feed, was listening to Dan, who, leaning against a pillow, was talking with unusual animation. The old man was in shadow, but little Desdemona was looking up with th.. | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| fefab79 | Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault, | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| 41677c4 | Come, Philander, let us be a marching, Every one his true love a searching," Would be the most appropriate motto for this chapter, because, intimidated by the threats, denunciations, and complaints showered upon me in consequence of taking the liberty to end a certain story as I liked, I now yield to the amiable desire of giving satisfaction, and, at the risk of outraging all the unities, intend to pair off everybody I can lay my hands on." | louisa-may-alcott pairing | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 69f2947 | When Laurie said 'Good-by', he whispered significantly, "It won't do a bit of good, Jo. My eye is on you; so mind what you do, or I'll come and bring you home." | jo-march love teddy theodore-laurence | Louisa May Alcott | |
| 8026bbe | I've loved you ever since I've known you, Jo, - couldn't help it, you've been so good to me, - I've tried to show it, but you wouldn't let me; now I'm going to make you hear, and give me an answer, for I can't go on so any longer." - Laurie" | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| d986079 | A fit queen for that nest of roses was the human flower that adorned it, for a year of love and luxury had ripened her youthful beauty into a perfect bloom. Graceful by nature, art had little to do for her, and, with a woman's aptitude, she had acquired the polish which society alone can give. Frank and artless as ever, yet less free in speech, less demonstrative in act; full of power and passion, yet still half unconscious of her gifts; be.. | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| b95fb5f | Chance words spoken in kindness often help amazingly; and that's what old people are here for -- else their experience is of little use. | Louisa May Alcott | ||
| 3facafe | Certainly we shall rise, certainly we shall see and gladly, joyfully tell one another all that has been. | Fyodor Dostoevsky | ||
| c2fe0a6 | I want no secrets or soul-states, nothing ineffable; I am neither virgin nor priest enough to play with the inner life. | Jean-Paul Sartre | ||
| 0152264 | Time gnaws and wears away; it separates; it flies. And by virtue of separation--by separating man from his pain or from the object of his pain--time cures. | Jean-Paul Sartre | ||
| 3e34942 | The true sea is cold and black, full of animals... | Jean Paul Sartre |