"I can't get over my disappointment at being a girl."

"I suppose marriage has always been an economic proposition. Even in fiction."

"If I were a girl in a book, this would all be so easy."

"[whispering to Beth] Don't go quietly, fight! Please fight to the end, be LOUD! Don't just quietly go away!"

"Just because my dreams are different than yours doesn't mean they're unimportant."

"[about Meg's hair] Why is her hair off?"

"[to Amy, about her piano] I can teach you chords."

"I may not always be right, but I am never wrong."

"[to Amy] You are your family's hope now. Beth is sick, Jo is a lost cause, and I hear Meg has her head turned by a pe…"

"Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent…"