Quotes from Louisa May Alcott, Jo's Boys

It's lovely to see people so happy.

…a woman's always safe and comfortable when a fellow's down on his luck.

Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.

…proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.

…I'm always ready to talk, shouldn't be a woman if I were not, ' laughed Mrs. Jo…

…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.