897 Quotes by Louisa May Alcott

I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.

I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands.""They're not empty now.

Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suit, and fall into a vortex, as she expressed it, writing away at her novel with all her heart and soul, for till that was finished she could find no peace.

…wisely mingled poetry and prose.

That was all I wanted!" whispered Polly, in a tone which caused him to feel that the race of angels was not entirely extinct.

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.

I want to do something splendid… Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead… I think I shall write books.

I sell my children, and though they feed me, they don't love me as hers do.

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.