A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.

John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!

Don't cry so bitterly, but remember this day, and resolve with all your soul that you will never know another like it.

…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.

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

Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.

Life is my university, and I hope to graduate from it with some distinction.