if I can't get what I want - well, I'll want what I can get.

When I make up my mind to do a thing it stays made up.

There are so many unpleasant things in the world already that there is no use in imagining any more.

Life, deal gently with her ... Love, never desert her

Anne, are you killed?' shrieked Diana, throwing herself on her knees beside her friend. 'Oh, Anne, dear Anne, speak just one word to me and tell me if you're killed.

It was three o'clock in the morning – the wisest and most accursed hour of the clock. But sometimes it sets us free.

Oh Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them," exclaimed Anne.