March Reflections: Remembering Louisa May Alcott

“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”

˜Louisa May Alcott (b. November 29, 1832 – d. March 6, 1888), Little Women

June

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.

That doesn’t happen much, though.”

~ J.D. Salinger (b. January 1, 1919 – d. January 27, 2010)

February

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than those you did.

So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from safe harbour.  Cast the wind in your sail.

Explore.  Dream.  Discover.”

~Mark Twain (b. November 30, 1835 – d. April 21, 1910)