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 You're not eating anything," said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming. Anne sighed. I can't. I'm in the depths of despair. Can you eat when you are in the depths of despair?" I've never been in the depths of despair, so I can't say," responded Marilla. Weren't you? Well, did you ever try to IMAGINE you were in the depths of despair?" No, I didn't." Then I don't think you can understand what it's like. It's very uncomfortable a feeling indeed. Lucy Maud Montgomery despair feelings thinking I wonder why people so commonly suppose that if two individuals are both writers they must therefore be hugely congenial," said Anne, rather scornfully. "Nobody would expect two blacksmiths to be violently attracted toward each other merely because they were both blacksmiths. Lucy Maud Montgomery wonder two people You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them. Lucy Maud Montgomery looking-forward fun I've just been imagining that it was really me you wanted after all and that I was to stay here for ever and ever. It was a great comfort while it lasted. But the worst of imagining things is that the time comes when you have to stop and that hurts. Lucy Maud Montgomery worst hurt comfort Since ever the world was spinning And till the world shall end You've your man in the beginning Or you have him in the end, But to have him from start to finish And neither nor borrow nor lend Is what all of the girls are wanting And none of the gods can send Lucy Maud Montgomery girl men world Before this war is over,' [Walter] said - or something said through his lips - 'every man and woman and child in Canada will feel it - you, Mary, will feel it - feel it to your heart's core. You will weep tears of blood over it. The Piper has come - and he will pipe until every corner of the world has heard his awful and irresistible music. It will be years before the dance of death is over - years, Mary. And in those years millions of hearts will break. Lucy Maud Montgomery heart war children It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable. Lucy Maud Montgomery easier clothes fashion That's the worst…or the best…of real life, Anne. It won't let you be miserable. It keeps on trying to make you comfortable…and succeeding…even when you're determined to be unhappy and romantic. Lucy Maud Montgomery real unhappy trying You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair." — Anne Shirley Lucy Maud Montgomery ginger red hair I heard someone say once that the years from fifteen to nineteen are the best years in a girl's life. Lucy Maud Montgomery nineteen girl years But really, Marilla, one can't stay sad very long in such an interesting world, can one? Lucy Maud Montgomery long world interesting I feel as if something has been torn suddenly out of my life and left a terrible hole. I feel as if I couldn't be I — as if I must have changed into somebody else and couldn't get used to it. It gives me a horrible lonely, dazed, helpless feeling. It's good to see you again — it seems as if you were a sort of anchor for my drifting soul. Lucy Maud Montgomery anchors lonely giving Gilbert put his arm about them. 'Oh, you mothers!' he said. 'You mothers! God knew what He was about when He made you. Lucy Maud Montgomery arms mother made Don't look at me so sorrowfully and so disapprovingly, dearest. I can't be sober and serious - everything looks so rosy and rainbowy to me. Lucy Maud Montgomery sober serious looks War was a hellish, horrible hideous thing - too horrible and hideous to happen in the twentieth century between civilised nations. Lucy Maud Montgomery horrible century war Rilla's heart skipped a beat — or, if that be a physiological impossibility, she thought it did. Lucy Maud Montgomery beats ifs heart You can't have many exclamation points left,' thought Anne, 'but no doubt the supply of italics is inexhaustible. Lucy Maud Montgomery exclamation-points left doubt I'm really a very happy, contented little person in spite of my broken heart. Lucy Maud Montgomery spite broken-heart littles What care I if it be "wild and improbable" and "lacking in literary art"? I refuse to be any longer hampered by such canons of criticism. The one essential thing I demand of a book is that it should interest me. If it does, I forgive it every other fault. Lucy Maud Montgomery forgiving book art Tears don't hurt like the ache does. Lucy Maud Montgomery tears hurt doe
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