I believe flowers have souls. I have known roses that I expect to meet in heaven.

I wonder why people so commonly suppose that if two individuals are both writers they must therefore be hugely congenial," said Anne, rather scornfully. "Nobody would expect two blacksmiths to be violently attracted toward each other merely because they were both blacksmiths.

How wicked I was to wish that something dramatic would happen!' she thought. 'Oh, if we could only have those dear, monotonous, pleasant days back again! I would *never* grumble about them again.

There is so much in the world for us all if we only have the eyes to see it, and the heart to love it, and the hand to gather it to ourselves--so much in men and women, so much in art and literature, so much everywhere in which to delight, and for which to be thankful.

I know I chatter on far too much... but if you only knew how many things I want to say and don't. Give me SOME credit.

But really, Marilla, one can't stay sad very long in such an interesting world, can one?

she was richer in those dreams than in realities; for things seen pass away, but the things that are unseen are eternal.