Sarah Viceconte > Sarah's Quotes

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“I like good strong words that mean something…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God's sight. Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Don't try to make me grow up before my time…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“I don't pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you'd imagine. I'm interested in other people's experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can't explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.”
― Louisa Alcott, Little Women

“I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“I do think that families are the most beautiful things in all the world!”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Don't cry so bitterly, but remember this day, and resolve with all your soul that you will never know another like it.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“We'll all grow up Meg, no pretending we won't.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“I think we are all hopelessly flawed.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Just because my dreams are different than yours doesn't mean their unimportant”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“When you feel discontented, think over your blessings, and be grateful.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Into each life some rain must fall, Somedays must be dark and sad and dreary.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.

"It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.

"I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff.

"We've got Father and Mother, and each other," said Beth contentedly from her corner.”
― Alcott Louisa May, Little Women

“the world is hard on ambitious girls”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“It's like the tide, Jo, when it turns it goes slowly--but it can't be stopped.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Learn to know and value the praise which is worth having, and to excite the admiration of excellent people by being modest as well as pretty”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“We never are too old for this, my dear, because it is a play we are playing all the time in one way or another. Out burdens are here, our road is before us, and the longing for goodness and happiness is the guide that leads us through many troubles and mistakes to the peace which is a true Celestial City. Now, my little pilgrims, suppose you begin again, not in play, but in earnest, and see how far on you can get before Father comes home.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“...and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“I love good strong words that mean something.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“take up your little burdens again, for though they seem heavy sometimes, they are good for us, and lighten as we learn to carry them.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Thank goodness, I can always find something funny to keep me up.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women