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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 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 #men

…the child's heart bled when it was broken. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#little-men #louisa-may-alcott #men

…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

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

— Louisa May Alcott

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