Have you ever noticed how many silences there are Gilbert? The silence of the woods....of the shore....of the meadows....of the night....of the summer afternoon. All different because the undertones that thread them are different.
Lucy Maud Montgomeryit would be lovely to sleep in a wild cherry-tree all white with bloom in the moonshine
Lucy Maud MontgomeryCakes have such a terrible habit of turning out bad just when you especially want them to be good.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryOh, we're very careful, Marilla. And it's so interesting. Two flashes means, "Are you there?" Three means "yes" and four "no." Five means, "Come over as soon as possible, because I have something important to reveal." Diana has just signalled five flashes, and I'm really suffering to know what it is.
Lucy Maud Montgomery