You may tire of reality but you never tire of dreams.

The woods are never solitary--they are full of whispering, beckoning, friendly life. But the sea is a mighty soul, forever moaning of some great, unshareable sorrow, which shuts it up into itself for all eternity.

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

They keep coming up new all the time - things to perplex you, you know. You settle one question and there's another right after. There are so many things to be thought over and decided when you're beginning to grow up. It keeps me busy all the time thinking them over and deciding what's right. It's a serious thing to grow up, isn't it, Marilla?

Night is beautiful when you are happy--comforting when you are in grief--terrible when you are lonely and unhappy.

Why is it that the nicest things never are healthy?

Most of the trouble in life comes from misunderstanding, I think,' said Anne.