“I only write the characters for what feels like a moment, until the characters sort of...take up the quill on their own...and begin to write each other. Tell each other their stories. They breathe on each other, and make each other live. And from then on, I'm just an eavesdropper, Amy.” WritingFunnySistersRetellingLittle WomenJoLaurie Book:Jo & Laurie Source: Jo & Laurie
“Amy stuck out her chin. 'I want Laurie.' 'You can't have Laurie,' Meg said. 'It doesn't work in the narrative. You and Laurie don't even like each other all that much.” LoveWritingFunnyImaginationSistersLittle WomenJoLaurie Book:Jo & Laurie Source: Jo & Laurie
“Laurie, you're hopeless.' It was only then that she saw the twinkling in his eye and realized he was teasing her. She blushed. 'You're teasing. You're awful. A horrible bore.' He winked. 'At least I'm not a cabbage. At least I'm not Professor Bore.' 'At least that,' she said, smiling into her tea. 'Odious fellow.” LoveFunnyFriendshipRetellingLittle WomenJoLaurie Book:Jo & Laurie Source: Jo & Laurie