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A Little Princess Quotes by Frances Hodgson Burnett: Context & Meanings

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“If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside.”

Voice: Fictional character · Sara Crewe

Dignity is separated from possessions and appearance, locating self-worth in conduct and inner standards when external status has been stripped away.

Source note: A Little Princess; Sara uses an imagined inner identity to preserve dignity during poverty and mistreatment.