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"There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or sh… - Louisa May Alcott
"There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment," said Tempest with a bitter smile.
Law and custom I know nothing of, public opinion I despise, and shame and fear I defy, for everyone has a right to be happy in their own way.
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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).
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A. M. Barnard
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Flora Fairfield
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Flora Fairchild
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Tribulation Periwinkle
Alternative Names:
Louisa Alcott
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Louisa M. Alcott
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Louisa Mary Alcott
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L.M.A.
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Because in spite of this longing, I know that I shall purchase happiness at high price if I return; that new falsehood may betray me, new tyranny oppress me, and above all I feel that with this man I must lose more and more the love of all good things, so strong is his influence, so unprincipled his nature. My only hope is that I may save his soul and yet not lose my own. Can I, dare I do this?
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