I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

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Topic

Adversity

Speaker

Amy Curtis March

Author

Louisa May Alcott

Source

Little Women

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1868 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868, ch. 44.

Current Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Puffin Books, 2014, ch. 44.

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Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night.

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Topic
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Sarah Williams
Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Williams, Sarah. "The Old Astronomer." Twilight Hours: A Legacy of Verse. Strahan and Co., 1868, I. 15.

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Life always gets harder toward the summit-the cold increases, responsibility increases.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Antichrist

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Topic
Achieving great things Adversity

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
The Antichrist
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1895 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Der Antichrist [The Antichrist]. 1895, no. 57.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. "The Anti-Christ." The Twilight of the Idols and Anti-Christ, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990, no. 57.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Not all those who wander are lost.

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Topic
Wandering Exploration Taking one's time
Speaker
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Author

J.R.R. Tolkien
Source
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Medium
Novel
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1954 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. George Allen & Unwin, 1954, ch. 10.