145 Quotes About Louisa-may-alcott

Oh, that is the surprise. It's so lovely, I pity you because you don't know it…

I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.

Boys don't gush, so I can stand it. The last time I let in a party of girls, one fell into my arms and said, "Darling, love me!" I wanted to shake her,' answered Mrs. Jo, wiping her pen with energy.

…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.

…a woman's always safe and comfortable when a fellow's down on his luck.

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

To Jo's lively fancy, this fine house seemed a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights which no one enjoyed. She had long wanted to behold these hidden glories, and to know the "Laurence boy," who looked as if he would like to be known, if he only ever knew how to begin.

It is apt to be so, and it is hard to bear; for, though we do not want trumpets blown, we do like to have out little virtues appreciated, and cannot help feeling disappointed if they are not.

I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me…