“Go on with your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace.”
Source: The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost…
“…in silence learned the sweet solace which affection administers to sorrow.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“I wish I had no heart, it aches so.”
Source: Little Women
“If life is often so hard as this, I don't see how we ever shall get through it.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“Such hours are beautiful to live, but very hard to describe.”
Source: Little Women
“…she'll go and fall in love, and there's an end of peace and fun, and cozy times together.”
Source: Little Women: Top Novelist Focus
“Now and then, in this workaday world, things do happen in the delightful storybook fashion, and what a comfort that is.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)
“…Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way.”
Source: The Complete Little Women Series: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys: The Beloved Classics of American Literature: The coming-of-age series based on the author’s own childhood experiences with her three sisters
“life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.”
Source: The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost…
“…she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“Six weeks is a long time to wait, and a still longer time for a girl to keep a secret.”
Source: Little women, and Good wives, by the author of 'An old-fashioned girl'.
“…to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“When we make little sacrifices we like to have them appreciated, at least.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain them.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.”
Source: Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated): Moods, The Mysterious Key and What It Opened, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost, A Modern Mephistopheles…
“I hate ordinary people!”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“I'm afraid I couldn't like him without a spice of human naughtiness.”
Source: Little Women
“…often between ourselves and those nearest and dearest to us there exists a reserve which it is very hard to overcome.”
Source: Little Women
“The dirt is picturesque, so I don't mind.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.”
Source: Little Women: An Annotated Edition
“Nothing seemed impossible in the beginning.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“Nothing remained but loneliness and grief.”
Source: Little Women (Illustrated Edition)
“Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“…I can't help seeing that you are very lonely, and sometimes there is a hungry look in your eyes that goes to my heart.”
Source: Little Women: An Annotated Edition
“…tomorrow was her birthday, and she was thinking how fast the years went by, how old she was getting, and how little she seemed to have accomplished. Almost twenty-five and nothing to show for it.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)
“I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.”
Source: The Complete Little Women Series: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys: The Beloved Classics of American Literature: The coming-of-age series based on the author’s own childhood experiences with her three sisters
“…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.”
Source: Little Women
“…on some occasions, women, like dreams, go by contraries.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.”
Source: Little Men
“We're twins, and so we love each other more than other people.”
Source: Little Women Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins and More
“…for no matter how lost and soiled and worn-out wandering sons may be, mothers can forgive and forget every thing as they fold them into their fostering arms. Happy the son whose faith in his mother remains unchanged, and who, through all his wanderings, has kept some filial token to repay her brave and tender love.”
Source: Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated): Moods, The Mysterious Key and What It Opened, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost, A Modern Mephistopheles…
“Prosperity suits some people, and they blossom best in a glow of sunshine; others need the shade, and are the sweeter for a touch of frost.”
Source: Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated): Moods, The Mysterious Key and What It Opened, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost, A Modern Mephistopheles…
“I think this power of living in our children is one of the sweetest things in the world.”
Source: The 'Little Women' Trilogy (Illustrated)
“…she rejoiced as only mothers can in the good fortunes of their children.”
Source: LITTLE WOMEN SERIES – Complete Collection: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men & Jo's Boys: The Beloved Classics of American Literature: The coming-of-age series based on the author’s own childhood experiences with her three sisters
“…misfortune was much more interesting to her than good luck.”
Source: Little Women Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins and More
“I do like men who come out frankly and own that they are not gods.”
Source: Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to
“Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.”
Source: Jo's Boys: Top Novelist Focus
“Young people think they never can change, but they do in the most wonderful manner, and very few die of broken hearts.”
Source: Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to
“Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it?”
Source: The 'Little Women' Trilogy (Illustrated)
“…it is so much better to work for others than for one's self alone.”
Source: Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated): Moods, The Mysterious Key and What It Opened, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost, A Modern Mephistopheles…
“Better lose your life than your soul.”
Source: Little Women Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins and More
“I can get on with wild beasts first-rate; but men rile me awfully.”
Source: Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys & A Sequel - Jo's Boys and How They Turned Out (Children’s Classics Series – Illustrated Edition)
“…books are always good company if you have the right sort. Let me pick out some for you.' And Mrs. Jo made a bee-line to the well-laden shelves, which were the joy of her heart and the comfort of her life.”
Source: LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Ultimate Collection: 16 Novels & 150+ Short Stories, Plays and Poems (Illustrated): Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, Lulu's Library, The Abbot's Ghost, A Garland for Girls…
“I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this.”
Source: The 'Little Women' Trilogy (Illustrated)
“…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.”
Source: The 'Little Women' Trilogy (Illustrated)
“We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.”
Source: Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys & A Sequel - Jo's Boys and How They Turned Out (Children’s Classics Series – Illustrated Edition)
“…that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use.”
Source: Little Women ; Little Men ; Jo's Boys
“…proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.”
Source: Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated): Moods, The Mysterious Key and What It Opened, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost, A Modern Mephistopheles…
“It's lovely to see people so happy.”
Source: 25 Favorite Novels
