Wouldn't it be nice if roses could talk? I'm sure they could tell us such lovely things.

it doesn't take long to stay an hour.

But pearls are for tears, the old legend says," Gilbert had objected. "I'm not afraid of that. And tears can be happy as well as sad. My very happiest moments have been when I had tears in my eyes—when Marilla told me I might stay at Green Gables—when Matthew gave me the first pretty dress I ever had—when I heard that you were going to recover from the fever. So give me pearls for our troth ring, Gilbert, and I'll willingly accept the sorrow of life with its joy." -Anne

There be three gentle and goodlie things, To be here, To be together, And to think well of one another.

Saying one's prayers isn't exactly the same thing as praying.

If you can't be cheerful, be as cheerful as you can.

I'm afraid our old world has come to an end, Rilla. We've got to face the fact. (Walter)