«Little women» kitabından alıntılar, sayfa 5

Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction which comes from hearty work of head or hand, and to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.

Like most other young matrons, Meg began her married life with the determination to be a model housekeeper.

"Yet you told him to go, Mother, and didn't cry when he went, and never complain now, or seem as if you needed any help," said Jo, wondering.

Youre a dear, and nothing else,

said Jo, marching up and down, with her hands behind her back, and her nose in the air.

Meg's most effective arguments were the babies, whom Jo loved tenderly.

In spite of her small vanities, Margaret had a sweet and pious nature, which unconsciously influenced her sisters, especial

She was parry lized with fright, but she went, and oh, what do  you think he did? He took her

There isn't anyone I'd like to see

but tears were an unmanly weakness,