Little Women

"I wish I could be a boy; then I wouldn't have to wear a corset."

"Hate is a very poisonous thing."

"It's pleasant to have accomplishments and be elegant."

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

"We've got Father and Mother and each other."

"Love will make small cabins and bare lives happy."

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

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

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

"Do you think the disappearance of the moon affects us more than the disappearance of the sun?"

"I like a nice handkerchief to hold, and a good book to read."

"I want to be a boy, and I will be before long."

"We cannot change the laws which govern the world, but we can change ourselves."

"The greatest power lies in gentleness."

"I never want to marry and settle down."

"There is a time for all things, even for love."

"I hope I shall be a great actress someday."

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

"I don't care about money; I just want to be happy and to make others happy."

"Art washes away the dust of everyday life from the soul."

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

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

"I am not afraid of anything."

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

"We've got Father and Mother and each other."

"The world is full of happiness and if you look around you, you find it."

"Being a woman was hard enough before."

"I think I've got the key to my castles now."

"It's pleasant to have accomplishments and be elegant."

"I do think that families are the most beautiful thing in all the world."