Quotes from book

Little Women

“politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names”

“Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.”

“Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.”

“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.”

“We'll all grow up someday, Meg, we might as well know what we want.
~Amy March~”

“It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.”

“such hours are beautiful to live, but very hard to describe…”

“Laurie, you're an angel! How shall I ever thank you?"
"Fly at me again. I rather liked it," said Laurie, looking
mischievous, a thing he had not done for a fortnight.”

“A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.”

“If life is often so hard as this, I don't see how we ever shall get through it…”

“…Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way.”

“Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say no when they mean yes, and drive a man out of his wits just for the fun of it.”

“Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally…”

“Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!”

“… and clung more closely to the dear human love, from which our Father never means us to be weaned, but through which He draws us closer to Himself.”

“You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and admired by silly people, instead of being loved and respected by wise ones.”

“…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.”

“I don't like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I'd rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.”

“I do think that families are the most beautiful things in all the world!”