{"author":"Louisa May Alcott","author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott","total_quotes":189,"quotes":[{"text":"Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["inspirational","life-lessons"],"id":717,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"I am not afraid of storms  for I am learning how to sail my ship.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["self","reliance"],"id":2895,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"What shall you do all your vacation?’, asked Amy. 'I shall lie abed and do nothing', replied Meg.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["sleep","vacation"],"id":6601,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"Kindness in looks and words and ways is true politeness, and any one can have it if they only try to treat other people as they like to be treated themselves.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["kindness"],"id":10513,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"Yet that is considered an excellent school, and I dare say it would be if the benighted lady did not think it necessary to cram her pupils like Thanksgiving turkeys, instead of feeding them in a natural and wholesome way. It is the fault with most American schools, and the poor little heads will go on aching till we learn better.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["american","aunt-hill","doctor-alec","dr-alec","eight-cousins","school","schooling","uncle-alec"],"id":11150,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"I wish I had no heart, it aches so….","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["heart","little-women","louisa-may-alcott"],"id":12812,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"Mr. Bhaer saw the drops on her cheeks, ... The sight seemed to touch him very much, for suddenly stooping down, he asked in a tone that meant a great deal, 'Heart's dearest, why do you cry?'Now, if Jo had not been new to this sort of thing she would have said she wasn't crying, had a cold in her head, or told any other feminine fib proper to the occasion. Instead of which, that undignified creature answered, with an irrepressible sob, 'Because you are going away.'Ach, mein Gott, that is so good!' cried Mr. Bhaer, managing to clasp his hands in spite of the umbrella and the bundles, 'Jo, I haf nothing but much love to gif you. I came to see if you could care for it, and I waited to be sure that I was something more than a friend. Am I? Can you make a little place in your heart for old Fritz?' he added, all in one breath.'Oh, yes!' said Jo, and he was quite satisfied, for she folded both hands over his arm, and looked up at him with an expression that plainly showed how happy she would be to walk through life beside him, even though she had no better shelter than the old umbrella, if he carried it.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["happyquotes","jo-friedrich","little-women","love","lovers","mujercitas"],"id":12899,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"[Jo to her mother] I knew there was mischief brewing. I felt it and now it's worse than I imagined. I just wish I could marry Meg myself, and keep her safe in the family.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["growing-up","humor","jo","marriage","siblings"],"id":21784,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["genius","little-women","louisa-may-alcott","talent"],"id":24811,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"},{"text":"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.","author":"Louisa May Alcott","tags":["aspirations","dreams","goals","ideals"],"id":24825,"author_id":"Louisa+May+Alcott"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":189,"pages":19,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}