“I've told you to look for opportunity, dear Tess. Keep your head up, not down. Don't settle for safety. Push forward-you are not foolish to try.” — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“I like my life now," she said. "I don't need it to change." "But it is changing," Benjamin Stanhope said, "None of us can… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“He said what nobody understood was, she always felt like a bird in a cage--she wanted to be without roots.” — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“She could allow herself to think of Jim, too. To remember the energy and the excitement of life bursting from him, surrounding her, making… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“What did it clarify for you?" Pinky asked. Mrs. Brown laughed. "Told me to keep doing and saying what I dam well please, and… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“My dear, here is lesson number one for using opportunity; waste no time on false humility. Tell the world about your achievements don't wait… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“Children should have some warning, some way of knowing it was dangerous to look out at the world with unguarded pleasure. But who would… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“The view was breathtaking. Her gaze swept out across the splendid, exciting square. Yes, she could see the horizon, the view so much more… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“Someone that immediately touchy was probably a servant. “How did you end up on the Titanic?” Pinky asked. She tried not to make her… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“Trouble? Everybody gets into trouble in America -- That's what it's about.” — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“If all the lifeboats were on the upper deck, then mostly first-class passengers survived?” — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“Life is an act—most of it, anyway. Get out there today and pretend you’re in charge, for goodness’ sake. Do you hear me? Lift… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
“You have to humor them you know." Lucile sighed lightly as the door closed. "Men can be boring, but they are necessary. One needs… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
