Well, they're splendid to amuse children with, said Diana. Fred and Small Anne look at the pictures by the hour. I amused ten children without the aid of Eaton's catalogue, said Mrs. Rachel severely.
Well, it all comes to this; there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is to live in your own. After all, I believe in myself. I'm not so bad and silly as they thin...
Welcome, Anne. I thought you'd come today. You belong to the afternoon so it brought you. Things that belong together are sure to come together. What a lot of trouble that would save some people if th...
We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great. Hold fast to your ideals, Anne.
We had a yelling contest there the other night to see which could yell the loudest. To my surprise I found I could. You never can tell what you can do till you try.
We are going to be the best of friends, said Gilbert, jubilantly. We were born to be good friends, Anne. You've thwarted destiny enough. I know we can help each other in many ways.
Uncle Jim, if I wasn't ME who'd I be?' and, 'Uncle Jim, what would happen if God died?
This is no common day, Mrs. Dr. dear, she said solemnly.Oh, Susan, there is no such thing as a common day. EVERY day has something about it no other day has. Haven't you noticed?
There's something very solemn about the idea of a new year, isn't there? Just think of three hundred and sixty-five whole days with not a thing happened in them yet.
There the rose of joy bloomed immortal by dale and stream; clouds never darkened the sunny sky; sweet bells never jangled out of tune; and kindred spirits abounded.
There are so many unpleasant things in the world already that there is no use in imagining more.
There are a great many people who do not understand things so there is no use in telling them.
The trouble with Mr. Howard is that he's a leetle TOO clever. He thinks that he's bound to live up to his cleverness, and that it's smarter to thrash out some new way of getting to heaven than to go b...
The Four Winds light was built on a spur of red sand-stone cliff jutting out into the gulf. On one side, across the channel, stretched the silvery sand shore of the bar; on the other, extended a long,...
She had taken Shirley with her to her brother's home during his parents' absence, while all the other children had gone to Avonlea, and she had three blessed months of him all to herself. Nevertheless...
Rachel will be left pretty lonely if anything happens to him, with all her children settled out west, except Eliza in town; and she doesn't like her husband. Marilla's pronouns slandered Eliza, who wa...
Perhaps it was nothing very dreadful after all. I think the little things in life often make more trouble than the big things,' said Anne with one of those flashes of insight which experience could no...
Pat turned away with a shiver. The peace of the old kitchen was in delightful contrast to the storm outside. The stove was glowing clear red in the dusk. Thursday was coiled up under it, thinking this...
Pain should not depress us unduly, nor pleasure lure us into forgetfulness and sloth.
One forgets all through the year how lovely spring really is and so it comes as a surprise every time.