Well now, I'd rather have you than a dozen boys, Anne,' said Matthew patting her hand. 'Just mind you that โ 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 โ my girl โ my girl that I'm proud of.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryIf any person wants to see clearly just how much she has changed - whether for better or worse - let her revisit after some lapse of time any place where she has ones lived. She will meet her former self at every turn, with every familiar face, in every old recollection ... She will see how much she has gained in some respects, how much she has lost - irretrievably lost - in others.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryMake a little room in your plans for romance again, Anne, girl. All the degrees and scholarships in the world canโt make up for the lack of it. ~Aunt Josephine to Anne in Anne Of Green Gables
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