Follow That Line: Louisa May Alcott

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I am more than half-persuaded that I am a man's soul put by some freak of nature into
(interview with Louise Chandler Moulton)

I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit
(interview with Louise Chandler Moulton)

'Suppose I broke away and left you, or made it impossible for you to stay. That I was base and false; in every way unworthy of your love, and it was clearly right for you to go, what would you do then?'
'Go away and—'
He interrupted with a triumphant laugh, 'Die as heroines always do, tender slaves as they are.'
'No,
(Phillip and Rosamund)

When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what
(Little Women)

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to
(Little Women)

I had a pleasant time with my mind, for
(Fruitlands diary)

She is too fond of books, and it has
(Work: A Story of Experience)

I'd rather take coffee than
(Little Women)

I ask not for any crown
But that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except

I'm so sick of people saying love is all
(Little Women)

She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up
(Little Women)

Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suit, and
(Little Women)

I hate
(Little Women)

The small hopes and plans and pleasures of children should be tenderly respected by grown-up people, and never
(Little Men)

I find it poor logic to say that because women are good, women should vote. Men do not vote because they are good; they vote because they are

'November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,' said Margaret.
'That's the reason I was
(Little Women)

If I didn't care about doing right and didn't feel uncomfortable doing wrong, I should
(Little Women)

It's amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to
(Marjorie's Three Gifts)

Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having.
(Jo's Boys)

I think we are all
(Little Women)

Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman

I'm afraid I couldn't like him without a spice of
(Little Women)

We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not
(Jo's Boys)

I do like men who come out frankly and own that they are
(Jo's Boys)

Our actions are in our own hands, but
(Jack and Jill)

We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that
(An Old-Fashioned Girl)

A principle that can't bear being laughed at, frowned on, and cold-shouldered
(An Old-Fashioned Girl)

John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and
(Little Women)

I don't think secrets agree with me, I feel
(Little Women)

Don't mind me. I'm
(Little Women)

I'd rather be a free spinster and

Just because my dreams are different than yours doesn't mean they're
(Little Women)

Think of me what you will, but
(Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott)

I suppose it's natural to some people to please without trying, and others to always say and do
(Little Women)

A capital patient, as she never

She fell into the moody, miserable state of mind which often comes when strong wills have to

I wish wearing flat-irons on our heads would keep us
(Little Women)

She tore the letters to
(Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott)