Jo March

Character in Little Women From: Little Women

Eldest sister, aspiring writer and tomboy

279 quotes

"I do think that families are the most beautiful things in all the world."
Family
"I'm glad I am bad, for I might be all the worse for being good."
Humor
"Conceit spoils the finest genius."
Wisdom
"I want to be independent and earn my own bread."
Freedom
"Life is a hard game sometimes."
Life
"I love my job dearly."
Work
"We must have our little dreams and pleasures."
Imagination
"I'm not afraid of hard work."
Courage
"I believe good friends are a blessing."
Friendship
"I'd rather be a free spinster and paddle my own canoe."
Freedom
"I wish I could be a boy; then I wouldn't have to wear beastly folds, and I could do what I like."
Freedom
"We've got Father and Mother, and each other."
Family
"I don't see why I can't love you as you want me to."
Love
"I am angry nearly every day of my life."
"Beth is my conscience."
Wisdom
"I think I was a savage and rather a bad one."
"I am not afraid of anything."
Courage
"Dreams are the bread and butter of youth."
Dreams
"I'd rather be a free spinster."
"I don't think I'm a bad girl."
"We are poor now, but we have Father and Mother and each other."
Family
"I shall go crazy if I have to sit and knit."
Freedom
"Books are our best friends when everything else fails."
Literature
"Ambition is a worthy thing."
Motivation
"I think secrets sour the mind."
Truth
"I want to be a boy."
Freedom
"We must have faith in ourselves."
Faith
"The future is full of possibilities."
Hope
"I wish I could be a boy; then I shouldn't have to wear clothes and go to nice parties."
Freedom
"I'd rather be a free spinster and paddle my own canoe."