I'm afraid our old world has come to an end, Rilla. We've got to face the fact. (Walter)

It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.

The ghosts of things that never happened are worse than the ghosts of things that did.

There are many worse friends than the soft, silent, furry, cat-folk.

Well now, I'd rather have you than a dozen boys, Anne,' said Matthew patting her hand. 'Just mind you that — rather than a dozen boys. Well now, I guess it wasn't a boy that took the Avery scholarship, was it? It was a girl — my girl — my girl that I'm proud of.

At seventeen dreams DO satisfy because you think the realities are waiting for you farther on.

It's dreadful what little things lead people to misunderstand each other.