He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
Louisa May AlcottYou say often you wish a library; here I gif you one; for between these two lids (he meant covers) is many books in one. Read him well, and he will help you much; for the study of character in this book will help you to read it in the world, and paint it with your pen.
Louisa May AlcottBut please hug and kiss me, everyone, and don't mind my dress, I want a great many crumples of this sort put into it today.
Louisa May Alcott