Listen to the trees talking in their sleep,' she whispered, as he lifted her to the ground. 'What nice dreams they must have!

A plate of apples, an open fire, and a jolly good book are a fair substitute for heaven.

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

the little things in life often make more trouble than the big things.

Rebellion flamed up in her soul as the dark hours passed by – not because she had no future but because she had no past.

They keep coming up new all the time - things to perplex you, you know. You settle one question and there's another right after. There are so many things to be thought over and decided when you're beginning to grow up. It keeps me busy all the time thinking them over and deciding what's right. It's a serious thing to grow up, isn't it, Marilla?

I don't really care what people think about me if they don't let me see it.