All is fish that comes to the literary net. Goethe puts his joys and sorrows into poems, I turn my adventures into bread and butter.
Louisa May AlcottNo woman should give her happiness into the keeping of a man without fixed principles.
Louisa May Alcottโฆshe was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star.
Louisa May AlcottWatch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.
Louisa May AlcottIf you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing thatโs 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 youโll make it a better place." -- Marmee, Little Women
Louisa May Alcott