Quotes from L.M. Montgomery

Its wonderful to have ambition.

You've been four of the dearest, sweetest, goodest girls who ever went together through college,' averred Aunt Jamesina, who never spoiled a compliment by misplaced economy.

None of us ever do," said Mrs. Allan with a sigh. "But then, Anne, you know what Lowell says, 'Not failure but low aim is crime.' We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great. Hold fast to your ideals, Anne.

Anne looked up. Tall and handsome and distinguished-looking—dark, melancholy, inscrutable eyes—melting, musical, sympathetic voice—yes, the very hero of her dreams stood before her in the flesh. He could not have more closely resembled her ideal if he

I don't want her to be like other people. There are too many other people around as it is.

I don't want sunbursts and marble halls. I just want you... We'll just be happy, waiting and working for each other—and dreaming. Oh, dreams will be very sweet now.

It's snowing some today and Marilla says the old woman in the sky is shaking her feather beds. Is the old woman in the sky God's wife, Anne? I want to know. Mrs.

I believe in a girl being fitted to earn her own living whether she ever has to or not. You'll

Mr. Harrison was certainly different from other people…and that is the essential characteristic of a crank, as everybody knows.

Ruby Gillis says when she grows up she's going to have ever so many beaus on the string and have them all crazy about her; but I think that would be too exciting. I'd rather just have one in his right mind.

Now you see why I can't be perfectly happy. No one could, who has red hair.

it is easier to behave nicely when you have your good clothes on.

But we can't have things perfect in this imperfect world.

every girl, whose ideals are high and pure, wields over her friends; an influence which would endure as long as she was faithful to those ideals and which she would as certainly lose if she were ever false to them.

Now, Anne, don't look as if you were trying to understand. Seventeen can't understand.

Thank God, I can keep the shadows of my life out of my work. I would not wish to darken any other life - I want instead to be a messenger of optimism and sunshine.

Life is only beginning for you now . . . since at last you're quite free and independent. And you never know what may be around the next bend in the road

Aunt Ruth looked at the unlucky pair. What are you doing here? she asked Perry. Stovepipe Town made a mistake. Oh, looking for a round square, said Perry off-handedly, his eyes suddenly becoming limpid with mischief and lawless roguery.

Valancy, your poor father would turn over in his grave if he could hear you, said Mrs. Frederick. I dare say he would like that for a change, said Valancy brazenly

Ilse and I hunted all over the old orchard today for a four-leaved clover and couldn't find one. Then I found one in a clump of clover by the dairy steps tonight when I was straining the milk and never thinking of clovers. Cousin Jimmy says that is the way luck always comes, and it is no use to look for it.

If you believe in a thing it doesn't matter whether it exists or not

Yes; but if dryads are foolish they must take the consequences, just as if they were real people, said Paul gravely. Do you know what I think about the new moon, teacher? I think it is a little golden boat full of dreams.

And when it tips on a cloud some of them spill out and fall into your sleep.

Teddy was feeling as miserable and impotently angry as any male creature does when two women are quarreling about him in his presence. He wished himself a thousand miles away.