Everything that's worth having is some trouble. Lucy Maud Montgomery More Quotes by Lucy Maud Montgomery More Quotes From Lucy Maud Montgomery I feel as though someone's handed me the moon... and I don't exactly know what to do with it. Lucy Maud Montgomery moon knows feels Few women are so beautiful and charming that they can afford to divest themselves of any portion of their charm; so they are very foolish to do so by smoking. It doesn't matter about men. Men look ugly and silly, too, when smoking. But it isn't beauty that matters with them-only strength Lucy Maud Montgomery silly beautiful men But feeling is so different from knowing. My common sense tells me all you can say, but there are times when common sense has no power over me. Common nonsense takes possession of my soul. Lucy Maud Montgomery common-sense knowing soul Don't you just love poetry that gives you a crinkly feeling up and down your back? Lucy Maud Montgomery love-poetry feelings giving Proverbs are all very fine when there's nothing to worry you, but when you're in real trouble, they're not a bit of help. Lucy Maud Montgomery real worry helping I'm just tired of everything…even of the echoes. There is nothing in my life but echoes…echoes of lost hopes and dreams and joys. They're beautiful and mocking. Lucy Maud Montgomery tired dream beautiful Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne. Lucy Maud Montgomery grows made said Nathan always believed his wife was trying to poison him but he didn't seem to mind. He said it made life kind of exciting. Lucy Maud Montgomery wife mind trying Oh, Marilla, I thought I was happy before. Now I know that I just dreamed a pleasant dream of happiness. This is the reality. Lucy Maud Montgomery pleasant dream reality That doesn't sound very attractive," laughed Anne. "I like people to have a little nonsense about them. Lucy Maud Montgomery sound littles people You must pay the penalty of growing-up, Paul. You must leave fairyland behind you. Lucy Maud Montgomery behind-you growing-up pay …I'm sorry, and a little dissatisfied as well. Miss Stacy told me long ago that by the time I was twenty my character would be formed, for good or evil. I don't feel that it's what it should be. It's full of flaws.' 'So's everybody's,' said Aunt Jamesina cheerfully. 'Mine's cracked in a hundred places. Your Miss Stacy likely meant that when you are twenty your character would have got its permanent bent in one direction or 'tother, and would go on developing in that line. Lucy Maud Montgomery aunt sorry character It seems to me a most dreadful thing to go out of the world and not leave one person behind you who is sorry you are gone,' said Anne, shuddering. Lucy Maud Montgomery gone sorry world Most of the trouble in life comes from misunderstanding, I think,' said Anne. Lucy Maud Montgomery trouble said thinking I'm afraid of those cows,' protested poor Dora, seeing a prospect of escape. 'The very idea of your being scared of those cows,' scoffed Davy. 'Why, they're both younger than you. Lucy Maud Montgomery scared cows ideas I believe I've put forth a tiny soul-root into Kingsport soil this afternoon. I hope so. I hate to feel transplanted. Lucy Maud Montgomery hate roots believe She seemed to walk in an atmosphere of things about to happen. Lucy Maud Montgomery atmosphere walks happens But was anything in life, Anne asked herself wearily, like one's imagination of it? Lucy Maud Montgomery lm-montgomery anything-in-life imagination She had never before minded being alone. Now she dreaded it. When she was alone now she felt so dreadfully alone. Lucy Maud Montgomery felt It's so dreadful to have nothing to love - life is so empty - and there's nothing worse than emptiness. Lucy Maud Montgomery love-life emptiness life-is
