Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.

Meg's high-heeled slippers were dreadfully tight, and hurt her, though she would not own it; and Jo's nineteen hair-pins all seemed stuck straight into her head, which was not exactly comfortable; but, dear me, let us be elegant or die.

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

Don't cry so bitterly, but remember this day, and resolve with all your soul that you will never know another like it.

But the spirit of Eve is strong in all her daughters.

Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety; it shows itself in acts rather than words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.

Love and Loyalty If ever men and women are their simplest, sincerest selves, it is when suffering softens the one, and sympathy strengthens the other.