Louisa May Alcott
Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.
Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad; babies never are.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.