- Why is she crying?
- Because she loves us. And love and tears live very close together. Come on now.

— Beth March (Brien), Meg March (Janet Leigh), (Margaret O’Brien)

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10 seconds sound clip from the Little Women (1950) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:09:42 in the radio play.

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- Come on, me hearties! We'll storm the Citadel!

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- Come on now. Back to bed before she sees us.

- Why is she crying?

- Because she loves us. And love and tears live very close together. Come on now.

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