People told her she hadn't changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn't.

It’s so much more romantic to end a story up with a funeral than a wedding.

After all," Anne had said to Marilla once, "I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.

brains last, beauty doesn't.

I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it?

Most things are predestined, but some are just darn sheer luck, said Roaring Abel.

You must pay the penalty of growing-up, Paul. You must leave fairyland behind you.