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“Even at the cost of what is called honor and honesty? That is comfortable philosophy, and having preached and practiced it all my days I've no right to condemn it. But the saints would call it sinful and dangerous and tell you that life should be one long penance full of sorrow, sacrifice and psalm-singing.”

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Louisa May Alcott A Long Fatal Love Chase

A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“Not another day or hour would she remain, no help was possible, no atonement could retrieve the past, no love or pity, pardon or excuse should soften the sharp pang of reparation for the guilty man. To go instantly and forever was her only thought, and this gave her strength to rise and look about her.”

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Louisa May Alcott A Long Fatal Love Chase

A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“The invigorating air did them both good, and much exercise worked wholesome changes in minds as well as bodies. They seemed to get clearer views of life and duty up there among the everlasting hills. The fresh winds blew away desponding doubts, delusive fancies, and moody mists. The warm spring sunshine brought out all sorts of aspiring ideas, tender hopes, and happy thoughts. The lake seemed to wash away the troubles of the past, and the grand old mountains to look benignly down upon them saying, "Little children, love one another."”

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Louisa May Alcott livre Little Women

Source: Little Women (1868), Ch. 41 : Learning To Forget

“If I can do no more, let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.”

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From a letter ("Louisa M. Alcott to the American Woman Suffrage Association", October 1885) in support of women's voting rights, quoted in Elizabeth Cady Stanton et al., History of Woman Suffrage, 1883-1900 (1902), p. 412.

“I tell you I cannot bear it! I shall do something desperate if this life is not changed soon. It gets worse and worse, and I often feel as if I'd gladly sell my soul to Satan for a year of freedom.”

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Louisa May Alcott A Long Fatal Love Chase

A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“Back to him she would never go, but in her lonely life still lived the sweet memory of that happy time when she believed in him and he was all in all to her.”

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A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“Because in spite of this longing, I know that I shall purchase happiness at high price if I return; that new falsehood may betray me, new tyranny oppress me, and above all I feel that with this man I must lose more and more the love of all good things, so strong is his influence, so unprincipled his nature. My only hope is that I may save his soul and yet not lose my own. Can I, dare I do this?”

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A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“If people really want to go, and really try all their lives, I think they will get in; for I don’t believe there are any locks on that door, or any guards at the gate. I always imagine it is as it is in the picture, where the shining ones stretch out their hands to welcome poor Christian as he comes up from the river.”

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Louisa May Alcott livre Little Women

Beth's views on the Celestial City, in Ch. 13 : Castles In The Air
Little Women (1868)

“She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.”

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Louisa May Alcott livre Little Women

Source: Little Women (1868), Ch. 34 : Friend

“It was not a fashionable place, but even among the pleasant people there, the girls made few friends, preferring to live for one another.”

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Louisa May Alcott livre Little Women

Source: Little Women (1868), Ch. 36 : Beth's Secret

“Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.”

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Amos Bronson Alcott, her father, in Concord Days (1872), p. 124 : "Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary. But if one does not stay while staying, better let him go where he is gone the while."
Misattributed

“I was thinking what a curious thing love is; only a sentiment, and yet it has power to make fools of men and slaves of women.”

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Louisa May Alcott A Long Fatal Love Chase

A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“I must know where you are, but I will not molest nor betray you till the time arrives. Go where you like, assume what disguise you choose, do what you please, except die or marry. I'll stand off and watch the play, but I must follow. I like the chase, it is exciting, novel and absorbing. I have tried and tried of other amusements, this satisfies me and I am in no haste to end it.”

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Louisa May Alcott A Long Fatal Love Chase

A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“The child has talent, loves music, and needs help. I can't give her money, but I can teach her; so I do, and she is the most promising pupil I have. Help one another, is part of the religion of our sisterhood, Fan.”

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Louisa May Alcott livre An Old-Fashioned Girl

An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870), Ch. 13 : The Sunny Side; this has often been quoted as "Helping one another, is part of the religion of our sisterhood."

“In vain she told herself that he was unworthy any woman's trust and love, still the unconquerable sentiment that once made her happiness now remained to become her torment.”

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A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.”

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Louisa May Alcott livre An Old-Fashioned Girl

An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870), Ch. 13 : The Sunny Side

“Suppose I broke away and left you, or made it impossible for you to stay. That I was base and false; in every way unworthy of your love, and it was clearly right for you to go, what would you do then?"
"Go away and–"
He interrupted with a triumphant laugh, "Die as heroines always do, tender slaves as they are.”

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Louisa May Alcott A Long Fatal Love Chase

"No, live and forget you", was the unexpected reply.
Phillip and Rosamund, p. 46.
A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

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Louisa May Alcott A Long Fatal Love Chase

A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“'In the fitful light of the dusky hall the newcomer's face suddenly appeared fiery-eyed and menacing, and, glancing at a portrait of Mephistopheles, Rosamond exclaimed, "Why, you are the very image of Meph--"”

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A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“I love my gallant captain with all my heart and soul and might, and never will desert him, while God lets us be together. Oh, Mother, I never knew how much like heaven this world could be, when two people love and live for one another!”

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Louisa May Alcott livre Little Women

Amy, in Ch. 42 : All Alone
Little Women (1868)

“No, I never wish that. I don't intend to die till I've enjoyed my life. Everyone has a right to happiness and sooner or later I will have it. Youth, health and freedom were meant to be enjoyed and I want to try every pleasure before I am too old to enjoy them.”

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A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

“Housekeeping ain't no joke.”

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Louisa May Alcott livre Little Women

Source: Little Women (1868), Ch. 11 : Experiments

“I am more than half-persuaded that I am a man's soul put by some freak of nature into a woman's body...because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man.”

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From an interview with poet and critic Louise Chandler Moulton, 1883.
Source: [Alberghene, Janice, Clark, Beverly, Little Women and the Feminist Imagination: Criticism, Controversy, Personal Essays, 2013, 1999, 9781138798977, Routledge]

“I had a pleasant time with my mind, for it was happy.”

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Early Diary kept at Fruitlands, 1843. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38049/38049-h/38049-h.htm <br class="br">Life, Letters, and Journals. (1898)