Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcottwas an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Womenand its sequels Little Menand Jo's Boys. Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth29 November 1832
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
...the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy.
"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.
I hate ordinary people!
Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally…
Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God's sight. Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason.
We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
...for a girl with eyes like hers has a will and is not ruled by anyone but a lover.
A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
I want to do something splendid… Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead… I think I shall write books.