

“It has always seemed to me. ever since early childhood, amid all the commonplaces of life, i was very near to a kingdom of ideal beauty. Between it and me hung only a thin veil. I could never draw it quite aside, but sometimes a wind fluttered it and I caught a glimpse of the enchanting realms beyond-only a glimpse-but those glimpses have always made life worthwhile.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables

“I suppose longevity requires giving up life's pleasures, one by one, until there's nothing left.”
― The Devil in Montmartre: A Mystery in Fin de Siècle Paris
― The Devil in Montmartre: A Mystery in Fin de Siècle Paris
“Eventually soulmates meet, for they have the same hiding place.”
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“We pay a price for everything we get or take in this world; and although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues of work and self denial, anxiety and discouragement.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables

“I've done my best, and I begin to understand what is meant by 'the joy of strife'. Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
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