"What lady do you think prettiest?" Said Sallie. "Margaret." "Which do you like the best?" "Jo, of course." "What silly questions you ask!" and Jo ga… - Louisa May Alcott

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"What lady do you think prettiest?" Said Sallie.
"Margaret."
"Which do you like the best?"
"Jo, of course."
"What silly questions you ask!" and Jo gave a disdainful shrug as the rest laughed at Laurie's matter-of-fact tone

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About Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832 – 6 March 1888) was an American novelist best remembered for her novel Little Women (1868).

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Adam Cuerden (Public domain / CC0)

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Pen Names: A. M. Barnard • Flora Fairfield • Flora Fairchild • Tribulation Periwinkle
Alternative Names: Louisa Alcott • Louisa M. Alcott • Louisa Mary Alcott • L.M.A.
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