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Anne of Green Gables
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"Anne of Green Gables" Quotes

An imaginative and spirited orphan named Anne Shirley transforms the lives of the Cuthberts and the community of Avonlea after being mistakenly sent to live at Green Gables.

Quotes

Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.

L.M. Montgomery

friendship

I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

L.M. Montgomery

gratitude

It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.

L.M. Montgomery

positivity

I went looking for my dreams outside of myself and discovered, it's not what the world holds for you, it's what you bring to it.

L.M. Montgomery

self-discovery

I'd like to add some beauty to life.

L.M. Montgomery

inspiration

People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?

L.M. Montgomery

intellect

I'm not a bit changed--not really. I'm only just pruned down and branched out. The real me--back here--is just the same.

L.M. Montgomery

self-identity

It's all very well to read about sorrows and imagine yourself living through them heroically, but it's not so nice when you really come to have them, is it?

L.M. Montgomery

empathy

I don't want sunbursts and marble halls. I just want you.

L.M. Montgomery

love

We are not always happy. I don't think anyone ever is. But there are lights and shadows in it, and that is what makes it beautiful.

L.M. Montgomery

happiness