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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott
Age: 55 †
Born: 1832
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 6
Domestic Worker
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Germantown
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A. M. Barnard
Flora Fairfield
Flora Fairchild
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No love or pity, pardon or excuse should soften the sharp pang of reparation for the guilty man.
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[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.
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