“I think this power of living in our children is one of the sweetest things in the world…”

“In her secret soul, however, she decided that politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names…”

“…he stood behind her, tall and pale, like the ghost of his former self…”

“…for it is a very solemn thing to be arrested in the midst of busy life by the possibility of the great change.”

“Perhaps it would have been better if he had killed me; my life is spoilt.”

“And mother-like, Mrs. Jo forgot the threatened chastisement in tender lamentations over the happy scapegrace…”

“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.”

“…but mortal man was helpless there…”

“Tired of my own company, I suppose, now I've seen so much better.”

“The story of his downfall is soon told; for it came, as so often happens, just when he felt unusually full of high hopes, good resolutions, and dreams of a better life.”

“Love should not make us blind to faults, nor familiarity make us too ready to blame the shortcomings we see.”

“…I'm always ready to talk, shouldn't be a woman if I were not,' laughed Mrs. Jo…”

“If all literary women had such thoughtful angels for husbands, they would live longer and write more. Perhaps that wouldn't be such a blessing to the world though, as most of us write too much now,' said Mrs. Jo…”

“…she never had what she wanted till she had given up hoping for,' said Mrs. Meg.”

“…I wanted to show that the mother was the heroine as soon as possible. I'm tired of love-sick girls and runaway wives. We'll prove that there's romance in old women also.”

“…for action is always easier than quiet waiting.”

“…trying to extinguish the brilliant hopes that blazed up a word of encouragement.”

“…trying to extinguish the brilliant hopes that blazed up a word of encouragement.”

“…courage and devotion always stir generous hearts, and win admiration…”

“…Jo vanished without a word. Rushing upstairs, she startled the invalids by exclaiming tragically as she burst into the room, 'Oh, do somebody go down quick; John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!”

“…that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use.”

“Women work a good many miracles…”

“Women work a good many miracles…”

“Women work a good many miracles…”