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…she'll go and fall in love, and there's an end of peace and fun, and cozy times together. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March) ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Let us be elegant or die! --Amy ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. (Jo March) ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#beginnings #end #fresh-start #new-leaf #start-over

Laurie, you're an angel! How shall I ever thank you?" "Fly at me again. I rather liked it," said Laurie, looking mischievous, a thing he had not done for a fortnight. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I wish I had no heart, it aches so… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Love covers a multitude of sins… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Love should not make us blind to faults, nor familiarity make us too ready to blame the shortcomings we see. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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