Why did dusk and fir-scent and the afterglow of autumnal sunsets make people say absurd things?
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 MontgomeryYou must pay the penalty of growing-up, Paul. You must leave fairyland behind you.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryNobody can keep on being angry if she looks into the heart of a pansy for a little while.
Lucy Maud Montgomery