Desire grows by what it feeds on. Lucy Maud Montgomery More Quotes by Lucy Maud Montgomery More Quotes From Lucy Maud Montgomery It's the fools that make all the trouble in the world, not the wicked. Lucy Maud Montgomery wickedfoolworld The point of good writing is knowing when to stop. Lucy Maud Montgomery knowingwritinginspirational 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. Lucy Maud Montgomery soul-matesoulmatespace if I can't get what I want - well, I'll want what I can get. Lucy Maud Montgomery adaptabilityacceptancewant It's the worst kind of cruelty — the thoughtless kind. You can't cope with it. Lucy Maud Montgomery crueltyworstkind I must be getting old ... People are beginning to tell me I look so young. They never tell you that when you are young. Lucy Maud Montgomery agingpeoplelooks Thank goodness, we can choose our friends. We have to take our relatives as they are, and be thankful. Lucy Maud Montgomery lm-montgomerybeing-thankfulgoodness But just think what a dull world it would be if everyone was sensible,' pleaded Anne. Lucy Maud Montgomery would-beworldthinking Life owes me something more than it has paid me and I'm going out to collect it. Lucy Maud Montgomery paidgoing-out a few italics really do relieve your feelings. Lucy Maud Montgomery journalingfeelings It is a strange thing to read a letter after the writer is dead - a bitter-sweet thing, in which pain and comfort are strangely mingled. Lucy Maud Montgomery paincomfortsweet When I think something nice is going to happen I seem to fly right up on the wings of anticipation; and then the first thing I realize I drop down to earth with a thud. But really, Marilla, the flying part is glorious as long as it lasts. . . it's like soaring through a sunset. I think it almost pays for the thud. Lucy Maud Montgomery sunsetnicethinking She suddenly found herself laughing without bitterness. Lucy Maud Montgomery bitternessfoundlaughing Even when I'm alone I have real good company — dreams and imaginations and pretendings. I like to be alone now and then, just to think over things and taste them. But I love friendships — and nice, jolly little times with people. Lucy Maud Montgomery nicerealdream I think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed. Lucy Maud Montgomery expectationswould-bethinking It's so hard to get up again—although of course the harder it is the more satisfaction you have when you do get up, haven't you? Lucy Maud Montgomery harderget-upsatisfaction I was very much provoked. Of course, I knew there are no fairies; but that needn't prevent my thinking there is. Lucy Maud Montgomery coursesfairythinking It's dreadful what little things lead people to misunderstand each other. Lucy Maud Montgomery little-thingslittlespeople Don't try to write anything you can't feel - it will be a failure - 'echoes nothing worth Lucy Maud Montgomery echoeswritingtrying I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it? Lucy Maud Montgomery octoberwould-beworld
