If life is often so hard as this, I don't see how we ever shall get through it. Louisa May Alcott More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott More Quotes From Louisa May Alcott Some stories are so familiar its like going home. Louisa May Alcott going-homestorieshome …she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star. Louisa May Alcott positive-attitudestarsbelieve …Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way. Louisa May Alcott affectionlostway ...and Jo laid the rustling sheets together with a careful hand, as one might shut the covers of a lovely romance, which holds the reader fast till the end comes, and he finds himself alone in the work-a-day world again. Louisa May Alcott lovelyromancehands Now and then, in this workaday world, things do happen in the delightful storybook fashion, and what a comfort that is. Louisa May Alcott fashioncomfortworld Such hours are beautiful to live, but very hard to describe. Louisa May Alcott hardhoursbeautiful …she'll go and fall in love, and there's an end of peace and fun, and cozy times together. Louisa May Alcott sisterfalling-in-lovefun I wish I had no heart, it aches so. Louisa May Alcott achewishheart No love or pity, pardon or excuse should soften the sharp pang of reparation for the guilty man. Louisa May Alcott excuseguiltmen I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. Louisa May Alcott ends Madam de Stael pronounced architecture to be frozen music; so is statuary crystalized spirituality. Louisa May Alcott sculpturefrozenspirituality I went [to war] because I couldn't help it. I didn't want the glory or the pay; I wanted the right thing done. Louisa May Alcott donewantwar Rule yourself. Love your neighbor. Do the duty that lies nearest you. Louisa May Alcott self-lovelove-youlying There was a good deal of laughing and kissing and explaining, in the simple, loving fashion which makes these home-festivals so pleasant at the time, so sweet to remember long afterward, and then all fell to work. Louisa May Alcott fashionhomesweet I was thinking what a curious thing love is; only a sentiment, and yet it has power to make fools of men and slaves of women. Louisa May Alcott lovementhinking Everybody has their days of misfortune. Louisa May Alcott misfortunes It's a great comfort to have an artistic sister. Louisa May Alcott artisticcomfort Cheerfulness can change misfortune into love and friends. Louisa May Alcott cheerfulnessmisfortunes Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault. Louisa May Alcott tiredtryingthinking I mean that it is more natural for me to be wicked than virtuous, when I do a bad act, and I've done many, I never feel wither shame, remorse or fear, I sometimes wish it was not necessary as I don't like the trouble, but as for any moral sense of principle, I haven't a particle. Many people are like me as actions prove, but they are not so frank in owning it and insist on keeping up the humbug of virtue. Louisa May Alcott wickedmeanpeople
