But, like all happiness, it did not last long.

Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.

My father taught in the wise way which unfolds what lies in the child

Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents.

Love and Loyalty If ever men and women are their simplest, sincerest selves, it is when suffering softens the one, and sympathy strengthens the other.

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

She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.