Louisa May Alcott

"I think my family will always be my greatest achievement."

"Girls are the dreamers of the world."

"I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody."

"Flirting is a woman's express way of doing business."

"It's a nice thing to have accomplishments to look back on."

"One thing I have learned is that it is very hard to make folks understand things they do not want to understand."

"Love alone is a beautiful thing, Jo, but there is something sweeter than that."

"I am not a nurse, but I believe nursing is as fine a profession as any."

"Young ladies should always be neat and clean."

"Every one has peculiarities of their own."

"I don't think I am made for fine ladies."

"I wish I could be a boy; then I shouldn't have to wear dresses and couldn't I get into things."

"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling."

"My definition of a happy life is to unpleasant people happy."

"You don't know anything about it, and I don't believe you ever will."

"The disappointment of life is the only true one."

"It's nice to say pleasant things, and we all like to do it."

"Life is a grand adventure, and we should experience it fully."

"I feel as if I should be a boy, and could be perfectly happy if I was."

"Keep a quiet heart, and be patient with yourself."

"Talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so."

"There are many like us, who have not much to give but our hearts."

"Let us be thankful for the blessings we have received."

"If people really wanted to do their duty, they would be happy."

"I am not afraid of the world, but I am afraid of myself sometimes."

"Conceit spoils the finest genius."

"A woman's happiest kingdom is home."

"Don't you feel that it is pleasanter to help one another, to have daily duties which make leisure sweet?"

"The wheel of time brings its revenges."

"I am angry nearly every day of my life."