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Louisa May Alcott on Women

1832–1888 United States

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6 quotes

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

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

Little Women (1868)

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

An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870)

Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say no when they mean yes, and drive a man out of his wits just for the fun of it.

Little Women (1868)

When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do.

Little Women (1868)

I was thinking what a curious thing love is; only a sentiment, and yet it has power to make fools of men and slaves of women. p. 45.

A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Louisa May Alcott (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.