Quotes from L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest

Why did dusk and fir-scent and the afterglow of autumnal sunsets make people say absurd things?

You see, " she concluded miserably, "when I can call like that to him across space--I belong to him. He doesn't love me--he never will--but I belong to him.

Never be silent with persons you love and distrust, " Mr. Carpenter had said once. "Silence betrays.