Louisa May Alcott

"I've learned to check the hasty words that rise to my lips, and when I feel that they mean to break out against my will, I just go away for a minute, and give myself a little shake for being so weak and wicked."

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Source: Louisa May Alcott, General Press (2016). “Little Women (Illustrated Edition)”, p.84, GENERAL PRESS

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Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

Novelist, Poet

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and feminist best known for her novel 'Little Women', which explores women's roles in society.

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"If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you’ll make it a better place." -- Marmee, Little Women"

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