A broken heart in real life isn't half as dreadful as it is in books. It's a good deal like a bad tooth, though you won't think THAT a very romantic simile. It takes spells of aching and gives you a sleepless night now and then, but between times it lets you enjoy life and dreams and echoes and peanut candy as if there were nothing the matter with it.

— L.M. Montgomery

After all," Anne had said to Marilla once, "I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.

— L.M. Montgomery

After all, what could you expect from a pig but a grunt?

— L.M. Montgomery

A house from which nobody ever went away without feeling better in some way. A house in which there was always laughter.

— L.M. Montgomery

A house isn't a home without the ineffable contentment of a cat with its tail folded about its feet. A cat gives mystery, charm, suggestion.

— L.M. Montgomery

...a little "appreciation" sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious "bringing up" in the world.

— L.M. Montgomery

All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which seldom come into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.

— L.M. Montgomery

... And every day in heaven will be more beautiful than the one before it Davy," assured Anne.

— L.M. Montgomery

…and he wasn't reconciled to dying. Dora told him he was going to a better world. "Member, member," says poor Ben, "but I'm sorter used to the imperfections of this one.

— L.M. Montgomery

And if you couldn't be loved, the next best thing was to be let alone.

— L.M. Montgomery