When I make up my mind to do a thing it stays made up.

Since you are determined to be married, Miss Cornelia," said Gilbert solemnly, "I shall give you the excellent rules for the management of a husband which my grandmother gave my mother when she married my father." "Well, I reckon I can manage Marshall Elliott," said Miss Cornelia placidly. "But let us hear your rules." "The first one is, catch him." "He's caught. Go on." "The second one is, feed him well." "With enough pie. What next?" "The third and fourth are-- keep your eye on him.

Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.

Fear is a vile thing, and is at the bottom of almost every wrong and hatred of the world.

Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.

Oh Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them," exclaimed Anne.

I don't like green Christmases. They're not green—they're just nasty faded browns and grays.