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…that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use. ↗

— 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 will be. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#louisa-may-alcott #beauty

…to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#louisa-may-alcott #beauty

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. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…we're twins, and so we love each other more than other people… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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She is too fond of books, and it has addled her brain. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Jo's face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to look mysterious and important. Meg observed it, but did not troubled herself to make inquiries, for she had learned that the best way to manage Jo was by the law of contraries, so she felt sure of being told everything if she did not ask. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I'm afraid I couldn't like him without a spice of human naughtiness. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it! ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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