Good night, belovedest. Your sleep will be sweet if there is any influences in the wishes of your own.

Everything that's worth having is some trouble.

But really, Marilla, one can't stay sad very long in such an interesting world, can one?

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.

Most things are predestined, but some are just darn sheer luck, said Roaring Abel.

Satirize wickedness if you must--but pity weakness.

It takes all sorts of people to make a world, as I've often heard, but I think there are some who could be spared,' Anne told her reflection in the east gable mirror that night.