Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants…
We'll all grow up someday, Meg, we might as well know what we want. ~Amy March~
Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.
I for one don't want to be ranked among idiots, felons, and minors any longer, for I am none of them.
Youth, health and freedom were meant to be enjoyed and I want to try every pleasure before I am too old to enjoy them.
I went [to war] because I couldn't help it. I didn't want the glory or the pay; I wanted the right thing done.
I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.
We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.
…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.
People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.