Ruthy

“Living so that you beautify your name, even if it wasn't beautiful to begin with... making it stand in people's thoughts for something so lovely and pleasant that they never think of it by itself.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending.”
― J. R. R. Tolkien, 1975 Hobbit: There and Back Again by JRR Tolkien, Third Edition, Dust Jacket, Science Fiction Decor, Lord of the Rings

“After all," Anne had said to Marilla once, "I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything 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, Anne of Avonlea

“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, Anne of Avonlea