“I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitments, awaited those who had the courage to go forth into it's expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst it's perils.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“Mrs. Spencer said it was wicked of me to talk like that, but I didn’t mean to be wicked. It’s so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn’t it?”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“That's one splendid thing about such affairs — it's so lovely to look back to them.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“Oh, but there's such a difference between saying a thing yourself and hearing other people say it,' wailed Anne. 'You may know a thing is so, but you can't help hoping other people don't quite think it is.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
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