Young men often laugh at the sensible girls whom they secretly respect, and affect to admire the silly ones whom they secretly despise, because earnestness, intelligence, and womanly dignity are not the fashion.

You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.

I often think flowers are the angels' alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.

Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.

You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.

it was easier to do a friendly thing than it was to stay and be thanked for it.

People cannot be molded like clay.