Being frightened of things is worse than the things themselves.

I have learned to look upon each little hindrance as a jest and each great one as a foreshadowing of victory.

it doesn't take long to stay an hour.

That is one consolation when you are poor—there are so many more things you can imagine about.

Anne laughed and sighed. She felt very old and mature and wise — which showed how young she was.

I wish every one in the world was as warm and sheltered as we are tonight.

Have you ever noticed how many silences there are Gilbert? The silence of the woods....of the shore....of the meadows....of the night....of the summer afternoon. All different because the undertones that thread them are different.