Anne was always glad in the happiness of her friends; but it is sometimes a little lonely to be surrounded everywhere by happiness that is not your own.
LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERYI’m afraid our old world has come to an end, Rilla. We’ve got to face the fact. (Walter)
More Lucy Maud Montgomery Quotes
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Heretics are wicked, but they’re mighty int’resting. It’s jest that they’ve got sorter lost looking for God, being under the impression that He’s hard to find – which He ain’t never.
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What had seemed easy in imagination was rather hard in reality.
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She had never before minded being alone. Now she dreaded it. When she was alone now she felt so dreadfully alone.
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How fair the realm Imagination opens to the view.
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Some nights are like honey – and some like wine – and some like wormwood.
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In daylight I belong to the world . . . in the night to sleep and eternity. But in the dusk I’m free from both and belong only to myself . . . and you
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trees, unlike so many humans, always improve on acquaintance. No matter how much you like them at the start you are sure to like them much better further on, and best of all when you have known them for years and enjoyed intercourse with them in all seasons.
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My life is a perfect graveyard of buried hopes.
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It’s so hard to get up again—although of course the harder it is the more satisfaction you have when you do get up, haven’t you?
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I shall give life here my best, and I believe it will give its best to me in return.
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That is one good thing about this world – there are always sure to be more springs.
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I’m afraid our old world has come to an end, Rilla. We’ve got to face the fact. (Walter)
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Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.
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It will come sometime. Some beautiful morning she will just wake up and find it is Tomorrow. Not Today but Tomorrow. And then things will happen … wonderful things.
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Oh Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them,” exclaimed Anne.
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