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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…men never forgive like women. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it? ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…had an hour of silent agony that aged him more than years of happy life could have done. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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The youngest, aged twelve, could not conceal her disappointment, and turned away, feeling as so many of us have felt when we discover that our idols are very extraordinary men and women. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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She would make a man of me. She puts strength and courage into me as no one else can. She is unlike any girl I ever saw; there’s no sentimentality about her; she is wise, and kind, and sweet. She says what she means, looks you straight in the eye, and is as true as steel. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…books are always good company if you have the right sort. Let me pick out some for you.' And Mrs. Jo made a bee-line to the well-laden shelves, which were the joy of her heart and the comfort of her life. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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