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
Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants…
We'll all grow up someday, Meg, we might as well know what we want. ~Amy March~
Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.
I for one don't want to be ranked among idiots, felons, and minors any longer, for I am none of them.
Youth, health and freedom were meant to be enjoyed and I want to try every pleasure before I am too old to enjoy them.
I went [to war] because I couldn't help it. I didn't want the glory or the pay; I wanted the right thing done.
I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.
We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.
…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.
People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.
I shall love her all my life, shall be to her a faithful friend, and if I can not remain loyal to both God and her I shall renounce her and never see her face again. You call this folly; to me it is a hard duty, and the more I love her the worthier of her will I endevour to become by my own integrity of soul.
...the words 'we are sisters' went straight to her heart and nestled there.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow them.
Never use a long word when a short one will do