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“And I imagined that I was in a race against time, a race in which the writer always lagged behind. While, in fact, the letters were rapidly lining up next to one another, asserting themselves, the vision fled, and writing was destined to a frustrating approximation. It was too slow to capture the brain wave.”

— Elena Ferrante

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Elena Ferrante Quote: “And I imagined that I was in a race against time, a race in which the writer always lagged behind. While, in fact, the letters were rapidly lining up next to one another, asserting themselves, the vision fled, and writing was destined to a frustrating approximation. It was too slow to capture the brain wave.”

“And I imagined that I was in a race against time, a race in which the writer always lagged behind. While, in fact, the letters were rapidly lining up next to one another, asserting themselves, the vision fled, and writing was destined to a frustrating approximation. It was too slow to capture the brain wave.”

— Elena Ferrante

Elena Ferrante Quote: “And I imagined that I was in a race against time, a race in which the writer always lagged behind. While, in fact, the letters were rapidly lining up next to one another, asserting themselves, the vision fled, and writing was destined to a frustrating approximation. It was too slow to capture the brain wave.”

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— Louisa May Alcott

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7. “Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.”

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8. “Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.”

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9. “We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.”

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10. “Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.”

— Louisa May Alcott

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11. “The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”

— Louisa May Alcott

12. “He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.”

— Louisa May Alcott

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— Louisa May Alcott

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14. “I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.”

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16. “It takes two flints to make a fire.”

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17. “A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.”

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19. “When I had the youth I had no money, now I have the money I have no time, and when I get the time, if I ever do, I shall have no health to enjoy life.”

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20. “Power is a dangerous thing. Be careful that you don’t abuse it or let it make a tyrant of you.”

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21. “I think we are all hopelessly flawed.”

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23. “Cast your bread upon the waters, and after many days it will come back buttered.”

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24. “Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don’t let it spoil you, for it’s wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can’t have the one you want.”

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25. “Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.”

— Louisa May Alcott

26. “Be worthy love, and love will come.”

— Louisa May Alcott

27. “Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.”

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28. “Go on with your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace.”

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29. “I hate ordinary people!”

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30. “I am angry nearly every day of my life, but I have learned not to show it; and I still try to hope not to feel it, though it may take me another forty years to do it.”

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31. “Liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.”

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33. “Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.”

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34. “Just because my dreams are different than yours doesn’t mean their unimportant.”

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35. “I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.”

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37. “Right Jo better be happy old maids than unhappy wives or unmaidenly girls running about to find husbands.”

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38. “I could have been a great many things.”

— Louisa May Alcott

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— Louisa May Alcott

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40. “Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.”

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41. “Love is a great beautifier.”

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