Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself." -

I for one don't want to be ranked among idiots, felons, and minors any longer, for I am none of them.

Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.

…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.

Jo began to dance a jig,...Amy nearly fell out of the window in her surprise, and Meg exclaimed, with uplifted hands, 'Well I do believe the world is coming to an end!

To marry without love betrays as surely as to love without marriage.

Power is a dangerous thing. Be careful that you don't abuse it or let it make a tyrant of you.