"I've loved you ever since I've known you, Jo, - couldn't help it, you've been so good to me, - I've tried to show it, but you wouldn't let me; now I… - Louisa May Alcott
"I've loved you ever since I've known you, Jo, - couldn't help it, you've been so good to me, - I've tried to show it, but you wouldn't let me; now I'm going to make you hear, and give me an answer, for I can't go on so any longer." - Laurie
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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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Also Known As
Pen Names:
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.
Women have been called queens a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.
I can't get over my disappointment in not being a boy. And it's worse than ever now, for I'm dying to go and fight with Papa. And I can only stay home and knit, like a poky old woman.
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