We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.
Louisa May AlcottI'll try and be what he loves to call me, 'a little woman,' and not be rough and wild, but do my duty here instead of wanting to be somewhere else.
Louisa May AlcottNow and then genius carries all before it, but not often. We have to climb slowly, with many slips and falls.
Louisa May Alcott