Quote of the Day for Monday, October 19, 2026

I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle, something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead.

Jo March, in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 1868

Our note: Jo describing her castle in the air, when the young people share their dreams.

Verified in the full text of Little Women on Project Gutenberg · Project Gutenberg ebook #514

Painted the same decade: Boy with a Sword, Edouard Manet, 1861

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