At twenty-five, girls begin to talk about being old maids, but secretl…

Louisa May Alcott
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At twenty-five, girls begin to talk about being old maids, but secretly resolve that they never will. At thirty, they say nothing about it, but quietly accept the fact. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated), p.604, Delphi Classics
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