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I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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I like good strong words that mean something… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Perhaps it would have been better if he had killed me; my life is spoilt. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Oh, that is the surprise. It's so lovely, I pity you because you don't know it… ↗

— 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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Better lose your life than your soul… ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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…Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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Young people seldom turn out as one predicts, so it is of little use to expect anything,' said Mrs. Meg with a sigh. 'If our children are good and useful men and women, we should be satisfied; yet it's very natural to wish them to be brilliant and successful. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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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

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