…and Aunt Jo retired, satisfied with the success of her last trap to catch a sunbeam.
Tired of my own company, I suppose, now I've seen so much better.
The dirt is picturesque, so I don't mind.
I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me…
…misfortune was much more interesting to her than good luck.
…feeling as if all the happiness and support of their lives was about to be taken from them.
She would make a man of me. She puts strength and courage into me as no one else can. She is unlike any girl I ever saw; there’s no sentimentality about her; she is wise, and kind, and sweet. She says...
Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
…thirst is harder to bear than hunger, heat, or cold.
…having learned that people cannot be moulded like clay…
Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!
…often between ourselves and those nearest and dearest to us there exists a reserve which it is very hard to overcome.
Young people think they never can change, but they do in the most wonderful manner, and very few die of broken hearts.
Women work a good many miracles…
When we make little sacrifices we like to have them appreciated, at least…
Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it?
Never take advice!
Go on with your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace.
…courage and devotion always stir generous hearts, and win admiration…