…Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way.

Persuasive influences are better than any amount of moralizing.

I will make a battering-ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble world.

Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.

Don't shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world's work, for it all affects you and yours.

If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you’ll make it a better place." -- Marmee, Little Women

...freedom being the sauce best beloved by the boyish soul.