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American novelist, famous for works such as 'Little Women'. Born on November 29, 1832, and died on March 6, 1888.

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Famous Louisa May Alcott Quotes

“Echaré de menos a mi joven amigo, pero querré tanto o más al hombre en el que te has convertido y te admiraré porque harás lo posible por ser quien yo creía que podías ser.”

Amistad Teddy Juventud Crecimiento Mujercitas Laurie Madurez Jo March

Book:Mujercitas

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“Echaré de menos a mi joven amigo, pero querré tanto o más al hombre en el que te has convertido y te admiraré porque harás lo posible por ser quien yo creía que podrías ser.”

Amistad Teddy Juventud Crecimiento Mujercitas Laurie Madurez Jo March Adultez

Book:Mujercitas

Source: Mujercitas

“What lady do you think prettiest?" Said Sallie. "Margaret." "Which do you like the best?" "Jo, of course." "What silly questions you ask!" and Jo gave a disdainful shrug as the rest laughed at Laurie's matter-of-fact tone”

Little Women Laurie Jo March Awwww The Feels

Author:Louisa May Alcott

“You don't give her up. You only go halves.”

Little Women Laurie

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“Is that my boy?’ As sure as this is my girl!”

Little Women Jo Laurie

Book:Good Wives

Source: Good Wives

“I might've said 'yes,' not because I love him any more, but because I care more to be loved than when he went away.”

Romance Platonic Love Jo Laurie Aromantic

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“You, you are, you're a great deal too good for me, and I'm so grateful to you, and so proud and fond of you, I don't know why I can't love you as you want me to. I've tried, but I can't change the feeling, and it would be a lie to say I do when I don't.”

Platonic Love Jo Laurie Aromantic

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“I don't believe it's the right sort of love, and I'd rather not try it," was the decided answer.”

Platonic Love Jo Laurie Aromantic

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“It may be vain and wrong to say it, but- I'm afraid- Laurie is getting too fond of me. Then you don't care for him in the way it is evident he begins to care for you? And Mrs March looked anxious as she put the question. Mercy, no! I love the dear boy, as I always have, and am immensely proud of him, but as for anything more, it's out of the question.”

Platonic Platonic Love Jo Laurie Aromantic Mrs March

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“Not until months afterwards did Jo understand how she had the strength of mind to hold fast to the resolution she had made when she decided she did not love her boy, and never could. It was very hard to do, but she did it, knowing the delay was both useless and cruel.”

Platonic Love Jo Laurie Aromantic

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“He wanted Jo for his heroine, and called upon his memory to supply him with tender recollections and romantic visions of his love. But memory turned traitor, and as if possessed by the perverse spirit of the girl, would only recall Jo's oddities, faults, and freaks, would only show her in the most unsentimental aspects – beating mats with her head tied up in a bandana, barricading herself with the sofa pillow, or throwing cold water over his passion a la Gummidge – and an irresistable laugh spoiled the pensive picture he was endeavoring to paint. Jo wouldn't be put into the opera at any price, and he had to give her up with a 'Bless that girl, what a torment she is!' (...)”

Opera Laurie

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“I'm not jealous, dear, do your best, only don't make a saint of him. I'm afraid I couldn't like him without a spice of human naughtiness.”

Saint Laurie

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“How stupid you are child! He meant you of course. Did he? And Jo opened her eyes as if the thought had never occurred to her before.”

Platonic Jo Laurie Aromantic

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“It would trouble me sadly to make him unhappy, for I couldn't fall in love with the dear old fellow merely out of gratitude, could I?”

Love Platonic Jo Laurie Aromantic

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“I don't. I never wanted to make you care for me so, and I went away to keep you from it if I could.”

Love Platonic Jo Laurie Aromantic

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“...instead of trying to forget, he found himself trying to remember.”

Love Laurie

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“—Un hombre no vive sólo de libros —repuso Laurie, meneando la cabeza, mientras se sentaba en una mesa frente a ella.”

Vida Literatura Libros Dinero Mujercitas Laurie

Book:Mujercitas

Source: Mujercitas