The fear of being an old maid made young girls rush into matrimony wit…

Louisa May Alcott
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The fear of being an old maid made young girls rush into matrimony with a recklessness that astonishes.
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I like good strong words that mean something. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (2015). The Complete Little Women Series: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys: The Beloved Classics of American Literatur … ▶
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I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands. They're not empty now.
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