…proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.

Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?

Dan clung to her in speechless gratitude, feeling the blessedness of mother love, — that divine gift which comforts, purifies, and strengthens all who seek it.

Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.

I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.

Persuasive influences are better than any amount of moralizing.

You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.