personal tragedy Quotes

“Through Tad’s eyes -- we see Lincoln rising above his own inborn sadness and personal tragedy through his devotion to his sons.

To others it might seem a ludicrous or trivial affair, but to her it was a hard experience, for during the twelve years of her life she had been governed by love alone, and a blow of that sort had never touched her before.

It seemed a small loss to others, but to Jo it was a dreadful calamity, and she felt that it never could be made up to her.