I had a pleasant time with my mind, for it was happy.

When we make little sacrifices we like to have them appreciated, at least.

Woman work a great many miracles.

I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good, and help me through the day.

During 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

I'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.

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