It’s genius simmering, perhaps. I’ll let it simmer, and see what comes of it,” he said, with a secret suspicion all the while that it wasn’t genius, but something far more common. Whatever it was, it simmered to some purpose, for he grew more and more discontented with his desultory life, began to long for some real and earnest work to go at, soul and body, and finally came to the wise conclusion that everyone who loved music was not a composer.
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LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT When Laurie said 'Good-by', he whispered significantly, "It won't do a bit of good, Jo. My eye is on... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT ...but, dear me, let us be elegant or die. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT You are like a chestnut burr, prickly outside, but silky-soft within, and a sweet kernel, if one can... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Jo's face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT As to the other three, if they had been perfection they would not have been real girls, and you coul... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT How little it takes to make a young girl happy! A pretty dress, sunshine, and somebody opposite, and... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Boys don't gush, so I can stand it. The last time I let in a party of girls, one fell into my arms a... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have th... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Presently, out from the wrappings came a teapot, which caused her to clasp her hands with delight, f... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT ridicule is often harder to bear than self-denial. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle, something heroic or wonderful that won't... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shap... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Good, old-fashioned ways keep hearts sweet, heads sane, hands busy. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT We live in a beautiful and wonderful world, Demi, and the more you now about it the wiser and the be... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT I could have been a great many things. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT I want my daughters to be beautiful, accomplished, and good. To be admired, loved, and respected. To... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an America... LOUISA ALCOTT People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for... LOUISA ALCOTT My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding th... LOUISA ALCOTT I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seem... LOUISA ALCOTT If Mr. Clemens cannot think of something better to tell our pure-minded lads and lasses, he had bett... LOUISA ALCOTT I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. LOUISA ALCOTT I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship. LOUISA ALCOTT Rivalry adds so much to the charms of one's conquests LOUISA ALCOTT Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction tha... LOUISA ALCOTT Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors! LOUISA ALCOTT My occupation is solely that of a painter.
No one can argue with pictures
(re descriptions in Uncle ... LOUISA MAE ALCOTT Housekeeping ain't no joke. LOUIS MAY ALCOTT