But feeling is so different from knowing. My common sense tells me all you can say, but there are times when common sense has no power over me. Common nonsense takes possession of my soul.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryIt's not vanity to know your own good points. It would just be stupidity if you didn't; It's only vanity when you get puffed up about them.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryDon't be led away by those howls about realism. Remember-pine woods are just as real as pigsties and a darn sight pleasanter to be in.
Lucy Maud Montgomery