Colleen

“There were lines upon his forehead, but Time seemed to have touched him gently, remembering how kind he was to others”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“If poverty persists in America, it is not for lack of resources.”
― Matthew Desmond, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

“Someone -- likely madame -- opens a window, and the bright air of the sea washes onto the landing, stirring everything: Etienne's curtains, his papers, his dust, Marie-Laure's longing for her father.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

“When the sun peeped into the girl's room early next morning, to promise them a fine day, he saw a comical sight... This funny spectacle appeared to amuse the sun, for he burst out with such radiance that Jo woke up, and roused all her sisters by a hearty laugh at Amy's ornament.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women