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“I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. (Jo March)”

Book:Little Women: Top Novelist Focus

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Little Women: Top Novelist Focus

This book offers in-depth exploration and commentary on Louisa May Alcott's beloved story of the March sisters, providing readers with a unique perspective from a top novelist. more

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Louisa May Alcott

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

“truthfully, this is the fabric of all my fantasies: love shown not by a kiss or a wild look or a careful hand but by a willingness for research. i don’t dream of someone who understands me immediately, who seems to have known me my entire life, who says, i know me too. i want someone keen to learn my own strange organization, amazed at what’s revealed; someone who asks, and then what, and then what?”

Knows Want Looks Dream Hands Seems Asks My Own Known Fantasy Strange Kissing Research Organization Careful Willingness Fabric Know Me Amazed Understand Me Fantasy Love

Author:Elizabeth McCracken

“Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)”

Thinking Should Mean Reason Shows Hate Hurt I Hate Reason Why No Reason March Amy

Author:Louisa May Alcott

“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only what you are expecting to give — which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving.”

Love Giving Helping Inspiring Creativity Return Connections Expecting Vary Insperational

Book:Me: Stories of My Life

Source: Me: Stories of My Life

“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.”

Ifs Want Longing Wicked You Choose Unrequited Love Spoil Unrequited

Book: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…

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…

“Time is how you spend your love.”

Author:Zadie Smith

“But the only measure that he knows is desire desire for power and so he judges all hearts. Into his heart the thought will not enter that any will refuse it that having the Ring we may seek to destroy it. If we seek this we shall put him out of reckoning.”

Ifs Knows Heart May Desire Judging Refuse Rings Reckoning Desire For Power

Book:The Lord of the Rings: One Volume

Source: The Lord of the Rings: One Volume

“Little red wagon, little red bike, I ain’t no monkey but I know what I like.”

Knows Littles Red Monkeys Bike Wagons

Author:Bob Dylan

“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!”

Ifs Giving Ems

Author:Dolly Parton