The child has talent, loves music, and needs help. I can't give her money, but I can teach her; so I do, and she is the most promising pupil I have. … - Louisa May Alcott

you have found your style at last. You wrote with no thoughts of fame and money, and put your heart into it,

[F]or in this queer world of ours, fatherly and motherly hearts often beat warm and wise in the breasts of bachelor uncles and maiden aunts; and it is my private opinion that these worthy creatures are a beautiful provision of nature for the cherishing of other people's children. They certainly get great comfort out of it, and receive much innocent affection that otherwise would be lost.

Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.