The ghosts of things that never happened are worse than the ghosts of things that did.

Snow in April is abominable," said Anne. "Like a slap in the face when you expect a kiss.

It's great to be great, but it's great to be human.

I have really done so few bad things that they have to keep harping on the old ones [.]

People who haven’t red hair don’t know what trouble is.

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

Humor is the spiciest condiment in the feast of existence. Laugh at your mistakes but learn from them, joke over your troubles but gather strength from them, make a jest of your difficulties but overcome them.