[O]ne can dream so much better in a room where there are pretty things.

The woods call to us with a hundred voices, but the sea has one only — a mighty voice that drowns our souls in its majestic music. The woods are human, but the sea is of the company of the archangels.

But just think what a dull world it would be if everyone was sensible,' pleaded Anne.

Children can be the most cruel creatures alive. They have the herd instinct of prejudice against any outsider, and they are merciless in its indulgence.

But there is always a November space after the leaves have fallen when she felt it was almost indecent to intrude on the woods…for their glory terrestrial had departed and their glory celestial of spirit and purity and whiteness had not yet come upon them.

Houses are like people - some you like and some you don't like - and once in a while there is one you love.

It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable.