The ghosts of things that never happened are worse than the ghosts of things that did. Lucy Maud Montgomery More Quotes by Lucy Maud Montgomery More Quotes From Lucy Maud Montgomery It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. Lucy Maud Montgomery being-happy happiness inspirational She had looked her duty courageously in the face and found it a friend - as duty ever is when we meet it frankly. Lucy Maud Montgomery duty found faces All pioneers are considered to be afflicted with moonstruck madness. Lucy Maud Montgomery moonstruck pioneers madness Youth is not a vanished thing but something that dwells forever in the heart. Lucy Maud Montgomery youth forever heart I feel as if I had opened a book and found roses of yesterday sweet and fragrant, between its leaves. Lucy Maud Montgomery yesterday sweet book Anne laughed and sighed. She felt very old and mature and wise — which showed how young she was. Lucy Maud Montgomery mature wise young Gossip, as usual, was one-third right and two-thirds wrong. Lucy Maud Montgomery gossip usual two ...a little "appreciation" sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious "bringing up" in the world. Lucy Maud Montgomery doe appreciation world At seventeen dreams DO satisfy because you think the realities are waiting for you farther on. Lucy Maud Montgomery dream reality thinking Oh, sometimes I think it is of no use to make friends. They only go out of your life after awhile and leave a hurt that is worse than the emptiness before they came. Lucy Maud Montgomery fake-people hurt friendship In daylight I belong to the world . . . in the night to sleep and eternity. But in the dusk I'm free from both and belong only to myself . . . and you Lucy Maud Montgomery sleep night world Do you know, Gilbert, there are times when I strongly suspect that I love you! Lucy Maud Montgomery do-you-know knows love-you Comedy and tragedy are so mixed up in life, Gilbert. The only thing that haunts me is that tale of the two who lived together fifty years and hated each other all that time. I can't believe they really did. Somebody has said that 'hate is only love that has missed its way.' I feel sure that under the hatred they really loved each other . . . just as I really loved you all those years I thought I hated you . . . and I think death would show it to them. I'm glad I found out in life. Lucy Maud Montgomery hate believe thinking Heaven grant me patience! Clothes are very important," said Anne severely Lucy Maud Montgomery clothes important heaven Desire grows by what it feeds on. Lucy Maud Montgomery grows desire Since you are determined to be married, Miss Cornelia," said Gilbert solemnly, "I shall give you the excellent rules for the management of a husband which my grandmother gave my mother when she married my father." "Well, I reckon I can manage Marshall Elliott," said Miss Cornelia placidly. "But let us hear your rules." "The first one is, catch him." "He's caught. Go on." "The second one is, feed him well." "With enough pie. What next?" "The third and fourth are-- keep your eye on him. Lucy Maud Montgomery husband mother father Their happiness was in each others keeping, and both were unafraid. Lucy Maud Montgomery unafraid There must be a limit to the mistakes one person can make, and when I get to the end of them, then I'll be through with them. That's a comforting thought Lucy Maud Montgomery limits mistake comforting Anne: "But have you ever noticed one encouraging thing about me, Marilla? I never make the same mistake twice". Marilla: "I don't know as that's much benefit when you're always making new ones". Lucy Maud Montgomery same-mistakes benefits mistake Life, deal gently with her ... Love, never desert her Lucy Maud Montgomery deals desert