Quotes About Dreams

It wouldn't do to have all our dreams fulfilled. We would be as good as dead if we had nothing left to dream about. - Anne Shirley

Spring is singing in my blood today, and the lure of April is abroad on the air. I'm seeing visions and dreaming dreams, Pris. That's because the wind is from the west. I do love the west wind. It sings of hope and gladness, doesn't it? When the east wind blows I always think of sorrowful rain on the eaves and sad waves on a gray shore. When I get old I shall have rheumatism when the wind is east. And

Fancies are like shadows . . . you can't cage them, they're such wayward, dancing things.

but youth yearned to youth.

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 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.

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.

The trouble with him seems to be that he hasn't enough imagination.

When you know things you have to go by facts. But when you just dream things there's nothing to hold you down.

Listen to the trees talking in their sleep," she whispered, as he lifted her to the ground. "What nice dreams they must have!

That is one consolation when you are poor—there are so many more things you can imagine about.

And she discovered that, while solitude with dreams is glorious, solitude without them has few charms.

it's delightful when your imaginatios come true, isn't it?

It's better to know than to imagine, said Felicity. Oh, no, it isn't, said the Story Girl quickly. When you know things you have to go by facts. But when you just dream about things there's nothing to hold you down.

Wouldn't it be lovely, Miss Shirley, if some one could just wave a wand and make everybody beautiful? she said wistfully. Just fancy my feelings, Miss Shirley, if I suddenly fould myself beautiful! But then....with a sigh...if we were all beauties who would do the work? Anne of Windy Poplars

before them: the girls whose hearts were to be wrung were yet fair little maidens a-star with hopes and dreams.

Don't give up all your romance, Anne," he whispered shyly, "a little of it is a good thing—not too much, of course—but keep a little of it, Anne, keep a little of it.

Don't give up all your romance, Anne, he whispered shyly, a little of it is a good thing—not too much, of course—but keep a little of it, Anne, keep a little of

Sunbursts and marble halls may be all very well but there is more 'scope for the imagination without them. - Anne Shirley

when you ARE imagining you might as well imagine something worth while

But I just went to work and imagined that I had on the most beautiful pale blue silk dress – because when you are imagining you might as well imagine something worthwhile –

The things you wanted so much when you were a child don't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them.

One evening, when the sky's limpid bowl was filled with red glory, and the robins were thrilling the golden twilight with jubilant hymns to the stars of evening, there was a sudden commotion in the little house of dreams.