“Be worthy love, and love will come.”

“But, Polly, a principle that can't bear being laughed at, frowned on, and cold-shouldered, isn't worthy of the name.”

“...and Jo laid the rustling sheets together with a careful hand, as one might shut the covers of a lovely romance, which holds the reader fast till the end comes, and he finds himself alone in the work-a-day world again.”

“Love is a great beautifier.”

“Love covers a multitude of sins…”

“It's lovely to see people so happy.”

“I'd take it manfully, and be respected if I couldn't be loved”