L.M. Montgomery Quote

You see, it's this way. It is inme. I can't help it. And Father said I was always to keep on writing. He said I would be famous some day. Wouldn't you like to have a famous niece, Aunt Elizabeth? I am not going to argue the matter, said Aunt Elizabeth. I'm not arguing—only explaining. Emily was exasperatingly respectful. I just want you to understand how it is that I have to go on writing stories, even though I am so very sorry you don't approve. If you don't give up this—this worse than nonsense, Emily, I'll—I'll— Aunt Elizabeth stopped, not knowing what to say she would do. Emily was

L.M. Montgomery

You see, it's this way. It is inme. I can't help it. And Father said I was always to keep on writing. He said I would be famous some day. Wouldn't you like to have a famous niece, Aunt Elizabeth? I am not going to argue the matter, said Aunt Elizabeth. I'm not arguing—only explaining. Emily was exasperatingly respectful. I just want you to understand how it is that I have to go on writing stories, even though I am so very sorry you don't approve. If you don't give up this—this worse than nonsense, Emily, I'll—I'll— Aunt Elizabeth stopped, not knowing what to say she would do. Emily was

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About L.M. Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. She published 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success; the title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. Most of the novels were set on Prince Edward Island, and those locations within Canada's smallest province became a literary landmark and popular tourist site – namely Green Gables farm, the genesis of Prince Edward Island National Park. She was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.
Montgomery's work, diaries, and letters have been read and studied by scholars and readers worldwide. The L. M. Montgomery Institute, University of Prince Edward Island, is responsible for the scholarly inquiry into the life, works, culture, and influence of L. M. Montgomery.