Anybody is liable to rheumatism in her legs, Anne. It's only old people who should have rheumatism in their souls, though. Thanks goodness, I never have. When you get rheumatism in your soul you might as well go and pick out your coffin.

But really, Marilla, one can't stay sad very long in such an interesting world, can one?

I'd rather look ridiculous when everybody else does than plain and sensible all by myself.

It's so dreadful to have nothing to love - life is so empty - and there's nothing worse than emptiness.

Behind them in the garden the little stone house brooded among the shadows. It was lonely but not forsaken. It had not yet done with dreams and laughter and the joy of life; there were to be future summers for the little stone house; meanwhile, it could wait. And over the river in purple durance the echoes bided their time.

We ought always to try to influence others for good.

All i want is a dress with puffy sleaves