I think anxiety is very interesting,” observed Amy, eating sugar pensively.
To be loved and chosen by a good man is the best and sweetest thing which can happen to a woman.
Don’t try to make me grow up before my time...
When Laurie said ‘Good-by’, he whispered significantly, “It won’t do a bit of good, Jo. My eye is on you; so mind what you do, or I’ll come and bring you home.
I like good strong words that mean something.
But a time came when her patience gave out; and wearying of being a lion, she became a bear in nature as in name, and returning to her den, growled awfully when ordered out.
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
Young men often laugh at the sensible girls whom they secretly respect, and affect to admire the silly ones whom they secretly despise, because earnestness, intelligence, and womanly dignity are not the fashion.
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.
Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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.
Is it not meningitis?
A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.
Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.