She will love deeply--suffer terribly--she will have glorious moments to compensate.
Lucy Maud Montgomeryโฆalways felt the pain of her friends so keenly that she could not speak easy, fluent words of comforting. Besides, she remembered how well-meant speeches had hurt her in her own sorrow and was afraid.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryThat's the worst of growing up, and I'm beginning to realize it. The things you wanted so much when you were a child don't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryThe ghosts of things that never happened are worse than the ghosts of things that did.
Lucy Maud Montgomery