Make them do as you want them to," she said. "I can’t," mourned Anne. "Averil is such an unmanageable heroine. She will do and say things I never meant her to. Then that spoils everything that went before and I have to write it all over again.

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

I wonder why people so commonly suppose that if two individuals are both writers they must therefore be hugely congenial.

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

The world is always young again for just a few moments at the dawn.

Anybody is liable to rheumatism in her legs, Anne. It's only old people who should have rheumatism in their souls, though. Thanks goodness, I never have. When you get rheumatism in your soul you might as well go and pick out your coffin.

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