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> [“…the child's heart bled when it was broken.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/the-child-s-heart-bled-when-it-was-broken/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [“…and Aunt Jo retired, satisfied with the success of her last trap to catch a sunbeam.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/and-aunt-jo-retired-satisfied-with-the-success-of-her-last-trap-to/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [“I don't see why God made any night; day is so much pleasanter…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/i-don-t-see-why-god-made-any-night-day-is-so-much-pleasanter/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [“Oh, that is the surprise. It's so lovely, I pity you because you don't know it…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/oh-that-is-the-surprise-it-s-so-lovely-i-pity-you-because-you-don-t/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [“Thou shalt have liberty, but no will. - A Corporate Commandment”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lamine-pearlheart/thou-shalt-have-liberty-but-no-will-a-corporate-commandment/)

[Lamine Pearlheart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lamine-pearlheart/)

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> [“It's very singular how hard it is to manage your mind,' said Demi, clasping his hands round his knees, and looking up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/it-s-very-singular-how-hard-it-is-to-manage-your-mind-said-demi/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [We can't always expect great things from great men; but we must always expect little things from little men!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/we-can-t-always-expect-great-things-from-great-men-but-we-must-always/)

[Mehmet Murat Ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

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> [“…no person, no matter how vivid an imagination he may have, can invent anything half so droll as the freaks and fancies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/no-person-no-matter-how-vivid-an-imagination-he-may-have-can-invent/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [“We live in a beautiful and wonderful world, Demi, and the more you now about it the wiser and the better you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/we-live-in-a-beautiful-and-wonderful-world-demi-and-the-more-you-now/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/mrs-jo-sat-smiling-over-her-book-as-she-built-castles-in-the-air-just/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [“…if men and women would only trust, understand, and help one another as my children do, what a capital place the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/if-men-and-women-would-only-trust-understand-and-help-one-another-as/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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## Top authors on Little-men

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-louisa-may-alcott-61471.jpg) Louisa May Alcott 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/little-men/louisa-may-alcott/)

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