I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
("Little Women")
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If we are all alive ten years hence, let's meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.Louisa May Alcott
Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.
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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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Rome took all the vanity out of me for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave up all my foolish hopes in despair.
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We'll all grow up Meg, no pretending we won't.
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I could have been a great many things.
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