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

— Louisa May Alcott Little Women (1868)

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

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

Little Women (1868)

Lovely weather so far; I don't know how long it will last, but I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

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)

Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety. It shows itself in acts rather than in words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.

Little Women (1868)

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