Quotes About Family

As Beth had hoped, the tide went out easily and in the dark hour before the dawn on the bosom where she had drawn her first breath, she quietly drew her last, with no farewell but one loving look, one little sigh.

Each do our part alone in many things, but at home we work together, always.

Now, the old sofa was a regular patriarch of a sofa—long, broad, well-cushioned, and low, a trifle shabby, as well it might be, for the girls had slept and sprawled on it as babies, fished over the back, rode on the arms, and had menageries under it as children, and rested tired heads, dreamed dreams, and listened to tender talk on it as young women. They all loved it, for it was a family refuge, and one corner had always been Jo's favorite lounging place.

A large sheaf, but I know there's room in your heart for it, Marmee dear, added Meg's tender voice. Touched to the heart, Mrs. March could only stretch out her arms, as if to gather children and grandchildren to herself, and say, with face and voice full of motherly love, gratitude, and humility... Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!

Here! answered a husky voice from above, and, running up, Meg found her

I'll let my castle go, and stay with the dear old gentleman while he needs me, for I am all he has.

don't think I have any words in which to tell the meeting of the mother and daughters.

But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from Mother or you, but I do want to buy Undine and Sintram for myself. I've wanted it so long," said Jo, who was a bookworm

but what mother was ever proof against the winning wiles, the ingenious evasions, or the tranquil audacity of the miniature men and women who so early show themselves accomplished Artful Dodgers?

Why in the world should you spend your money, worry your family, and turn the house upside down for a parcel of girls who don't care a sixpence for you? I

mother's Diana-like

You said, the other day, you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money.

8 de octubre - Cuando me he despertado, el primer pensamiento que me ha venido ha sido: Es el cumpleaños de Madre, tengo que ser muy buena. He ido corriendo a desearle un feliz cumpleaños y le he dado un beso. Después del desayuno, cada uno le ha dado su regalo. Yo le he hecho una cruz de musgo y una poesía. No teníamos que ir a la escuela y he estado jugando en el bosque y he recogido hojas rojas.

There was a good deal of laughing, and kissing, and explaining, in the simple, loving fashion which makes these home festivals so pleasant at the time, so sweet to remember long afterward, then all fell to work. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

they will be loving children to you, will do their duty faithfully, fight their bosom enemies bravely, and conquer themselves so beautifully, that when I come back to them I may be fonder and prouder than ever of my little women.

Is that my boy? As sure as this is my girl! and Laurie tucked her hand under his arm with the air of a man whose every wish was gratified.

No encuentro palabras para explicaros el reencuentro entre madre e hijas. Son momentos muy hermosos de vivir pero muy difíciles de describir [...]

Kate looked surprised, but said nothing and stood looking at the fire as if turning the matter over in her mind and trying to answer the question she was too polite to ask—how could they have a grandmother and know so little about her?

A poor, bare, miserable room it was, with broken windows, no fire, ragged bedclothes, a sick mother, wailing baby, and a group of pale, hungry children cuddled under one old quilt, trying to keep warm.

With full hearts and tender eyes, While our little household angels, White and golden in the sun, Greet us with the sweet old welcome,— Merry Christmas

It is my opinion that this day will never come to an end, said Prince, with a yawn that nearly rent him asunder. Read and improve your mind, my son, answered Archie, peering solemnly over the paper behind which he had been dozing.

No puedo conformarme con haber nacido mujer, y ahora más que nunca, pues quisiera luchar al lado de papá y sin embargo me veo obligada a permanecer en casa haciendo calceta como una vieja.

Grandma, down in her own cozy room, sat listening to the blithe noises with a smile on her face, for the past seemed to have come back again. It was as if her own boys and girls were once again frolicking in the rooms above her head, as they had done forty years before.

Rich or poor, we will keep together and be happy in one another