“They always looked back before turning the corner, for their mother was always at the window to nod and smile, and wave… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Ah! Thou gifest me such hope and courage, and I haf nothing to gif back but a full heart and these empty… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
…she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Never mind. Little girls shouldn't ask questions,' returned Jo sharply. Now if there is anything mortifying to our feelings when we are… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
…often between ourselves and those nearest and dearest to us there exists a reserve which it is very hard to overcome. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“In her secret soul, however, she decided that politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“By the time the lecture ended and the audience awoke, she had built up a splendid fortune for herself (not the first… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“To Jo's lively fancy, this fine house seemed a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights which no one enjoyed.… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I'd have a stable full of Arabian steeds, rooms piled with books, and I'd write out of a magic inkstand, so that… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands." "They're not empty now. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I want my daughters to be beautiful, accomplished, and good; to be admired, loved, and respected; to have a happy youth, to… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
…to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle--something heroic, or wonderful--that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I'm not ambitious for a splendid fortune, a fashionable position, or a great name for my girls. If rank and money come… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I'll try to be what Father loves to call me, a 'little woman,' and not be rough and wild but do my… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“There was a good deal of laughing, and kissing, and explaining, in the simple, loving fashion which makes these home festivals so… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“November is the most disagreeable month in the whole ear,' said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Give them all of my dear love and a kiss. Tell them I think of them by day, pray for them by… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the fashionable world at Nice may be seen on the Promenade des Anglais—a charming place, for the… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Please could I say one word?" was the question three times repeated before a rough head boobed out from the grotto of books in… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“She would make a man of me. She puts strength and courage into me as no one else can. She is unlike any girl… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I read somewhere that every inch of rope used in the British Navy has a strand of red in it, so that wherever a… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Tired of my own company, I suppose, now I've seen so much better.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Oft in the silence of the night, When the lonely moon rides high, When wintry winds are whistling, And we hear the owl's shrill… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I'll try and be what he loves to call me, 'a little woman' and not be rough and wild, but do my duty here… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
