Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

Birthday: 29 November 1832, Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors!
Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors!
Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any...Show more »
Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes. Show less «
If people really want to go, and really try all their lives, I think they will get in; for I don't b...Show more »
If people really want to go, and really try all their lives, I think they will get in; for I don't believe there are any locks on that door, or any guards at the gate. I always imagine it is as it is in the picture, where the shining ones stretch out their hands to welcome poor Christian as he comes up from the river. Show less «
On spirit: Immortality is the passing of a soul through many lives of experiences, and such as are t...Show more »
On spirit: Immortality is the passing of a soul through many lives of experiences, and such as are truly lived, used, and learned, helped on to the next, each growing richer, happier and higher, carrying with it only the real memories of what has gone before. Show less «
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious ...Show more »
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. Show less «
On friendship: A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found hath found a treasure.
On friendship: A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found hath found a treasure.
Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see...Show more »
Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. Show less «
[on life and death] Life is my university, and I hope to graduate from it with some distinction.
[on life and death] Life is my university, and I hope to graduate from it with some distinction.
Don't let the sun go down upon your anger; forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomo...Show more »
Don't let the sun go down upon your anger; forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomorrow. Show less «
My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding th...Show more »
My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down. Show less «
Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
Little Women
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Little Women
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Little Women (1933)
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The March Sisters at Christmas
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