politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names
Louisa May AlcottLaurie felt just then that his heart was entirely broken and the world a howling wilderness.
Louisa May AlcottDuring the fifteen minutes that followed, the proud and sensitive girl suffered a shame and pain which she never forgot. To others it might seem a ludicrous or trivial affair, but to her it was a hard experience, for during the twelve years of her life she had been governed by love alone
Louisa May Alcott