It seems to me a most dreadful thing to go out of the world and not leave one person behind you who is sorry you are gone,' said Anne, shuddering.

there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is live in your own.

...a little "appreciation" sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious "bringing up" in the world.

Nobody is ever too old to dream. And dreams never grow old.

There are plenty of people, in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbours' business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain.

There is no use in loving things if you have to be torn from them, is there? And it's so hard to keep from loving things, isn't it?

People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?