What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles? - Louisa May Alcott

"No, I drank champagne and romped and tried to flirt, and was altogether abominable," said Meg reproachfully.

But, you see, Jo wasn’t a heroine, she was only a struggling human girl like hundreds of others, and she just acted out her nature, being sad, cross, listless, or energetic, as the mood suggested. It’s highly virtuous to say we’ll be good, but we can’t do it all at once, and it takes a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all together before some of us even get our feet set in the right way.

But please hug and kiss me, everyone, and don't mind my dress, I want a great many crumples of this sort put into it today.