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…i Can't Help Seeing That You Are Very Lonely, And Sometimes There Is A Hungry Look In Your Eyes That Goes To My Heart.
-Louisa May Alcott
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…i Can't Help Seeing

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…i Can't Help Seeing That You Are Very Lonely, And Sometimes There Is A Hungry Look In Your Eyes That Goes To My Heart.

Understanding the Quote: "…i can't help seeing that you are very lonely, and sometimes there..."

This quote by Louisa May Alcott reflects deeply on the theme of lonely. It connects to the universal human journey of purpose, motivation, and reflection. Often categorized under Lonely, Heart, Eye, the quote offers insight, emotional clarity, and intellectual inspiration to readers worldwide.

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Sunshine
Winter
So She Doesn't Call Desertion, Poverty, And Hard Work Troubles? She's A Brave Little Girl, And I Shall Be Proud To Know Her.
Girl
Hard Work
Brave
I Want To Be Great, Or Nothing. I Won't Be A Commonplace Dauber, So I Don't Intend To Try Any More.
Trying
Want
Talent
A Quick Temper, Sharp Tongue, And Restless Spirit Were Always Getting Her Into Scrapes, And Her Life Was A Series Of Ups And Downs, Which Were Both Comic And Pathetic.
Tongue
Spirit
Comic
I Keep Turning Over New Leaves, And Spoiling Them, As I Used To Spoil My Copybooks; And I Make So Many Beginnings There Never Will Be An End. (jo March)
Fresh Start
March
Used
Have Your Fun, My Dear; But If You Must Earn Your Bread, Try To Make It Sweet With Cheerfulness, Not Bitter With The Daily Regret That It Isn't Cake.
Sweet
Fun
Attitude
Everybody Has Their Days Of Misfortune.
Misfortunes
Prosperity Suits Some People, And They Blossom Best In A Glow Of Sunshine; Others Need The Shade, And Are The Sweeter For A Touch Of Frost.
Sunshine
People
Frost
Dear Me! How Happy And Good We'd Be, If We Had No Worries!
Worry
No Worries
Dear
We'll All Grow Up Meg, No Pretending We Won't.
Growing Up
Meg
Pretending
I Don't Pretend To Be Wise, But I Am Observing, And I See A Great Deal More Than You'd Imagine. I'm Interested In Other People's Experiences And Inconsistencies, And, Though I Can't Explain, I Remember And Use Them For My Own Benefit.
Wise
People
Use
Watch And Pray, Dear, Never Get Tired Of Trying, And Never Think It Is Impossible To Conquer Your Fault.
Tired
Thinking
Trying
A Little Kingdom I Possess, Where Thoughts And Feelings Dwell; And Very Hard The Task I Find Of Governing It Well.
Wise
Wisdom
Freedom
I Put In My List All The Busy, Useful Independent Spinsters I Know, For Liberty Is A Better Husband Than Love To Many Of Us.
Husband
Independent
Liberty
Men Are Always Ready To Die For Us, But Not To Make Our Lives Worth Having. Cheap Sentiment And Bad Logic.
Men
Logic
Ready
Love Is A Flower That Grows In Any Soil, Works Its Sweet Miracles Undaunted By Autumn Frost Or Winter Snow, Blooming Fair And Fragrant All The Year, And Blessing Those Who Give And Those Who Receive.
Sweet
Flower
Autumn
The Dirt Is Picturesque, So I Don't Mind.
Mind
Dirt
Picturesque
Nothing Is Impossible To A Determined Woman.
Determined
Impossible
Determined Woman
…jo Loved A Few Persons Very Dearly And Dreaded To Have Their Affection Lost Or Lessened In Any Way.
Way
Affection
Lost
Painful As It May Be, A Significant Emotional Event Can Be The Catalyst For Choosing A Direction That Serves Us - And Those Around Us - More Effectively. Look For The Learning.
Motivational
Broken Heart
Pain
Honesty Is The Best Policy, In Love As In Law.
Honesty
Law
Policy
Laurie, You're An Angel! How Shall I Ever Thank You?" "fly At Me Again. I Rather Liked It," Said Laurie, Looking Mischievous, A Thing He Had Not Done For A Fortnight.
Angel
Done
Said
Let My Name Stand Among Those Who Are Willing To Bear Ridicule And Reproach For The Truth's Sake, And So Earn Some Right To Rejoice When The Victory Is Won.
Inspirational
Truth
Names
Well, I Am Happy, And I Won't Fret, But It Does Seem As If The More One Gets The More One Wants.
Doe
Want
Little Women
I Am Not Afraid Of Storms For I Am Learning How To Sail My Ship.
Inspirational
Confidence
Wisdom
It's Lovely To See People So Happy.
People
Lovely
Some Stories Are So Familiar Its Like Going Home.
Home
Stories
Going Home
Love Is Apt To Make Lunatics Of Even Men And Saints.
Love Is
Men
Saint
Mac Looked Up With The Oddest Of All His Odd Expressions
Expression
Odd
Macs
Oh, Jo, How Could You? Your One Beauty.
Little Women
Madam De Stael Pronounced Architecture To Be Frozen Music; So Is Statuary Crystalized Spirituality.
Sculpture
Frozen
Spirituality
I Shall Keep My Book On The Table Here, And Read A Little Every Morning As Soon As I Wake, For I Know It Will Do Me Good, And Help Me Through The Day.
Morning
Book
Tables
Politics Were As Bad As Mathematics, And That The Mission Of Politicians Seemed To Be Calling Each Other Names
Names
Calling
Politician
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.
Love
Inspirational
Motivational
So She Enjoyed Herself Heartily, And Found, What Isn't Always The Case, That Her Granted Wish Was All She Had Hoped.
Wish
Granted
Found
Fame Is A Pearl Many Dive For And Only A Few Bring Up. Even When They Do, It Is Not Perfect, And They Sigh For More, And Lose Better Things In Struggling For Them.
Struggle
Perfect
Pearls
Persuasive Influences Are Better Than Any Amount Of Moralizing.
Influence
Persuasive
Moralizing
Some People Seemed To Get All Sunshine, And Some All Shadow.
Sunshine
People
Shadow
I Don't Think It's Fair For Some Girls To Have Plenty Of Pretty Things, And Other Girls Nothing At All.
Girl
Thinking
Pretty Things
{mrs. March To Jo} You Are Too Much Alike And Too Fond Of Freedom, Not To Mention Hot Tempers And Strong Wills, To Get On Happily Together, In A Relation Which Needs Infinite Patience And Forbearance, As Well As Love.
Strong
Together
Hot
No Woman Should Give Her Happiness Into The Keeping Of A Man Without Fixed Principles.
Men
Giving
Principles
... Swept Into The Giddy Vortex Which Keeps So Many Young People Revolving Aimlessly, Till They Go Down Or Are Cast Upon The Shore, Wrecks Of What They Might Have Been
People
Vortex
Wrecks
I Often Think Flowers Are The Angels' Alphabet Whereby They Write On Hills And Fields Mysterious And Beautiful Lessons For Us To Feel And Learn.
Beautiful
Flower
Writing
Marmee: Oh, Jo. Jo, You Have So Many Extraordinary Gifts; How Can You Expect To Lead An Ordinary Life? You’re Ready To Go Out And – And Find A Good Use For Your Talent. Tho’ I Don’t Know What I Shall Do Without My Jo. Go, And Embrace Your Liberty. And See What Wonderful Things Come Of It.
Liberty
Ordinary
Use
Ridicule Is Often Harder To Bear Than Self-denial.
Patience
Self
Denial
I Have Nothing To Give But My Heart So Full And These Empty Hands." "they're Not Empty Now.
Heart
Hands
Giving
Prove That You Understand The Worth Of Time By Employing It Well.
Play Time
Little Women
Work And Play
Don't Shut Yourself Up In A Band Box Because You Are A Woman, But Understand What Is Going On, And Educate Yourself To Take Part In The World's Work, For It All Affects You And Yours.
Education
Art
Work
I Can Get On With Wild Beasts First-rate; But Men Rile Me Awfully.
Men
Firsts
Beast
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