I've done my best, and I begin to understand what is meant by 'the joy of strife'. Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryOh, of course there's a risk in marrying anybody, but, when it's all said and done, there's many a worse thing than a husband.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryShe had dreamed some brilliant dreams during the past winter and now they lay in the dust around her. In her present mood of self-disgust, she could not immediately begin dreaming again. And she discovered that, while solitude with dreams is glorious, solitude without them has few charms.
Lucy Maud Montgomery