#mery

She seemed to walk in an atmosphere of things about to happen. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

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Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#words #l-m-montgomery

I can't cheer up — I don't want to cheer up. It's nicer to be miserable! ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

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Besides, I've been feeling a little blue — just a pale, elusive azure. It isn't serious enough for anything darker. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

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Well now, I'd rather have you than a dozen boys, Anne,' said Matthew patting her hand. 'Just mind you that — 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 — my girl — my girl that I'm proud of. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

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Do you think amethysts can be the souls of good violets? ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#anne-of-green-gables #violets #l-m-montgomery

I'm glad I never had any children,' said Cousin Sarah. 'If they don't break your heart in one way they do it in another.' 'Isn't it better to have your heart broken than to have it wither up?' queried Valancy. 'Before it could be broken it must have felt something splendid. That would be worth the pain. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

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Desire grows by what it feeds on. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#wishes #l-m-montgomery

I'm really a very happy, contented little person in spite of my broken heart. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

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...“Oh, Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them,” exclaimed Anne. “You mayn’t get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them. Mrs. Lynde says, ‘Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.’ But I think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed.”... ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#expectations #l-m-montgomery