Quotes from Louisa May Alcott

...and the most intense desire gave force to her passionate words as the girl glanced despairingly about the dreary room like a caged creature on the point of breaking loose.

Girls could do most things as well as boys, and some things better.

…that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use.

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

I'll try and be what he loves to call me, 'a little woman,' and not be rough and wild, but do my duty here instead of wanting to be somewhere else.

The fear of being an old maid made young girls rush into matrimony with a recklessness that astonishes.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.

I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.

I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don't think any one will deny us.

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

Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

Love is a great beautifier.

Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy