The youngest, aged twelve, could not conceal her disappointment, and turned away, feeling as so many of us have felt when we discover that our idols are very extraordinary men and women.
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Boys don't gush, so I can stand it. The last time I let in a party of girls, one fell into my arms and said, "Darling, love me!" I wanted to shake her,' answered Mrs. Jo, wiping her pen with energy.
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…misfortune was much more interesting to her than good luck.
Louisa May AlcottTag: misfortune louisa-may-alcott jo-s-boys
…having learned that people cannot be moulded like clay…
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If every one agreed, we should never get on.
Louisa May AlcottTag: louisa-may-alcott jo-s-boys
I do like men who come out frankly and own that they are not gods.
Louisa May AlcottTag: men gods louisa-may-alcott jo-s-boys
Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it?
Louisa May AlcottTag: life louisa-may-alcott jo-s-boys
On, I don't think I'm a genius!' cried Josie, growing calm and sober as she listened to the melodious voice and looked into the expressive face that filled her with confidence, so strong, sincere and kindly was it. 'I only want to find out if I have talent enough to go on, and after years of study be able to act well in any of the good plays people never tire of seeing. I don't expected to be a Mrs. Siddons or a Miss Cameron, much as I long to be; but it does seem as if I had something in me which can't come out in any way but this. When I act I'm perfectly happy. I seem to live, to be in my own world, and each new part is a new friend. I love Shakespeare, and am never tired of his splendid people. Of course I don't understand it all; but it's like being alone at night with the mountains and the stars, solemn and grand, and I try to imagine how it will look when the sun comes up, and all is glorious and clear to me. I can't see, but I feel the beauty, and long to express it.
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…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.
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Mrs. Jo did not mean the measles, but that more serious malady called love, which is apt to ravage communities, spring and autumn, when winter gayety and summer idleness produce whole bouquets of engagements, and set young people to pairing off like the birds.
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