Mrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.

there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is live in your own.

You have the itch for writing born in you. It's quite incurable. What are you going to do with it?

I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it?

Don't be very frightened, Marilla. I was walking the ridge-pole and I fell off. I suspect I have sprained my ankle. But, Marilla, I might have broken my neck. Let us look on the bright side of things.

She looks just as music sounds, I think,' answered Anne.

I do know my own mind,' protested Anne. 'The trouble is, my mind changes and then I have to get acquainted with it all over again.