Little Women

"I'd rather be a free spinster and paddle my own canoe."

"I want to be a boy; it's bad enough to be a girl, anyway."

"I don't mind hard work if it helps Father and Mother."

"It's perfectly splendid to have accomplished something."

"I am angry nearly every day of my life, Jo, but I have learned not to show it; only I hope it may never get the better of me."

"I'll be a literary spinster with a pen for a spouse."

"Some people seem to get all sunshine, and some all shadow."

"I want to be great or nothing."

"I have always wanted to see a real war, but all I could do was read it in books."

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

"I'm sure I don't know how to get rid of it."

"We all have our temptations."

"I don't think I was meant for a fine lady."

"It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off."

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

"I think we're the princesses, and Father is the king in his kingdom which is the army."

"Help one another, is part of the religion you and I were taught."

"I wish I could be a boy; then I wouldn't have to wear beastly corsets and couldn't go in the army."

"Being discontented is a great evil."

"I'd rather be a boy; and it's worse than ever now, for I'm mad at having to wear long skirts."

"One can't love and be wise."

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

"Love will make small cottages pleasant."

"I'd rather be a free spinster and paddle my own canoe."

"It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off or get perked up."

"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen."

"I hope to make my mark on the world."

"We must stand together as sisters."

"Patience is the hardest virtue."

"I believe in aiming high."