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An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott

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When the jingle of the last bell had died away, Mr. Bassett said soberly, as they stood together on the hearth: “Children, we have special cause to be thankful that the sorrow we expected was changed into joy, so we’ll read a chapter ‘fore ...more

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“We are born and grow through childhood in spring. We live those glorious, lively, interesting years of our twenties, thirties, forties in summer. We settle into ourselves in autumn, that cool but not yet cold time, rich and aromatic. And in winter we age (brutally) and die.”
― Virginia Evans, The Correspondent

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“our hearts burned within us, our souls stood on tiptoe, our eyes recognized something good and true, and our minds could believe, if not fully, then ever so slightly, that love and heaven and forgiveness are the most real things that we can know in this world?”
― Allen Levi, Theo of Golden

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“The magic of story. The wonder of words. The fertility of imagination.”
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“I know you think of me as your mother only, but please remember, inside I am also just a girl.”
― Virginia Evans, The Correspondent

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“The ocean captivated her. It was eternally mysterious and compelling. a good long walk by the ocean often solved her problems and lit up a path she hadn't known was there.”
― Nancy Thayer, The Summer We Started Over

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