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Be comforted, dear soul! There...

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

The emerging woman ... will be...

The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

To be strong, and beautiful, a...

To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

A kiss for a blow is always be...

A kiss for a blow is always best, though it's not very easy to give it sometimes.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

Rome took all the vanity out o...

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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Nothing provokes speculation m...

Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.' -

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

I will make a battering-ram of...

I will make a battering-ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble world.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

My book came out; and people b...

My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

You don't need scores of suito...

You don't need scores of suitors. You need only one if he's the right one.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

We'll all grow up someday, Meg...

We'll all grow up someday, Meg, we might as well know what we want. ~Amy March~

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

The thought that, insignifican...

The thought that, insignificant as she was, she yet might do some good, made her very careful of her acts and words, and so anxious to keep head contented and face happy, that she forgot her clothes, and made others do the same. She did not know it, but that good old fashion of simplicity made the plain gowns pretty, and the grace of unconsciousness beautified their little wearer with the charm that makes girlhood sweetest to those who truly love and reverence it.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

The rooms were very still whil...

The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

Young men often laugh at the s...

Young men often laugh at the sensible girls whom they secretly respect, and affect to admire the silly ones whom they secretly despise, because earnestness, intelligence, and womanly dignity are not the fashion.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

I have nothing to give but my ...

I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands.' 'They're not empty now.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

She fell into the moody, miser...

She fell into the moody, miserable state of mind which often comes when strong wills have to yield to the inevitable.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

For the wise old man was unive...

For the wise old man was universally beloved, and ministered so beautifully to his flock that many of them thanked him all their lives for the help given to both hearts and souls.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

The girls gave their hearts in...

The girls gave their hearts into their mother's keeping-their souls into their father's; and to both parents, who lived and labored so faithfully for them, they gave a love that grew with their growth, and bound them tenderly together by the sweetest tie which blesses life and outlives death.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

It was forunate that tea was a...

It was forunate that tea was at hand, to produce a lull and provide refreshment...

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November is the most disagreea...

November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,' said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. 'That's the reason I was born in it,' observed Jo pensively, quite unconscious of the blot on her nose.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

But please hug and kiss me, ev...

But please hug and kiss me, everyone, and don't mind my dress, I want a great many crumples of this sort put into it today.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....