I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.
Rome took all the vanity out of me, for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave up all my foolish hopes in despair.Why should you, with so much energy and talent?Tha...
What lady do you think prettiest? Said Sallie.Margaret.Which do you like the best?
Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally…
I thought of all the summer evenings I'd spent sitting in the chairs under the trees beside the trailer, reading books that helped me escape Creek View, at least for a little while. Magical kingdoms,...
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
Laurie, you’re an angel! How shall I ever thank you?Fly at me again; I rather like it, said Laurie, looking mischievous, a thing he had not done for a fortnight.
Is that my boy?’As sure as this is my girl!
Let the world know you are alive!
I don't believe fine young ladies enjoy themselves a bit more than we do, in spite of our burned hair, old gowns, one glove apiece, and tight slippers that sprain our ankles when we are silly enough t...
Mr. Bhaer saw the drops on her cheeks, ... The sight seemed to touch him very much, for suddenly stooping down, he asked in a tone that meant a great deal, Heart's dearest, why do you cry?Now, if Jo h...
Mr. Bhaer saw the drops on her cheeks, ... The sight seemed to touch him very much, for suddenly stooping down, he asked in a tone that meant a great deal, "Heart's dearest, why do you cry?"Now, if Jo...
Who are your heroes?" asked Jo."Grandfather and Napoleon.
Friedrich, why didn't you...Ah, heaven, she gifs me the name that no one speaks since Minna died! cried the Professor, pausing in a puddle to regard her with grateful delight.I always call you so to m...
If life is often so hard as this, I don't see how we ever shall get through it…
He was a faithful servant, and made himself so valuable to those who employed him that they will find it hard to fill his place. He was a good husband and father, so tender, wise, and thoughtful, that...
…possessed of that indescribable charm called grace.
Don't try to make me grow up before my time...
Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants…
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 i...
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