"life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom."
- Louisa May Alcott
"I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven."
"But, like all happiness, it did not last long…"
"Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants…"
"Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!"
"It's lovely to see people so happy."
"…feeling as if all the happiness and support of their lives was about to be taken from them."
"…wisely mingled poetry and prose."
"…books are always good company if you have the right sort. Let me pick out some for you.' And Mrs. Jo made a bee-line to the well-laden shelves, which were the joy of her heart and the comfort of her ..."
"I thought of all the summer evenings I'd spent sitting in the chairs under the trees beside the trailer, reading books that helped me escape Creek View, at least for a little while. Magical kingdoms, ..."
- Heather Demetrios