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Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.

Anne’s horizons had closed in since the night she had sat there after coming home from Queen’s; but if the path set before her feet was to be narrow she knew that flowers of quiet happiness would bloom along it.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

It’s all very well to read about sorrows and imagine yourself living through them heroically, but it’s not so nice when you really come to have them, is it?

And I’ll read to you and keep you cheered up. You sha’n’t be dull or lonesome. And we’ll be real cozy and happy here together, you and I.

We’ve got each other, Anne. I don’t know what I’d do if you weren’t here--if you’d never come.

I make so many mistakes. But then just think of all the mistakes I don’t make, although I might.

Marilla, isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?

The tears don’t hurt me like that ache did. Stay here for a little while with me and keep your arm round me--so.

There’s such a lot of different Annes in me. I sometimes think that is why I’m such a troublesome person. If I was just the one Anne it would be ever so much more comfortable, but then it wouldn’t be half so interesting.

I’m not a bit changed--not really. I’m only just pruned down and branched out. The real me--back here--is just the same.

I don’t know that she is as amusing as she was when she was a child, but she makes me love her and I like people who make me love them. It saves me so much trouble in making myself love them.

You mayn’t get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them.

When I left Queen’s my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don’t know what lies around the bend, but I’m going to believe that the best does.

It would be worth while to win, but she no longer thought life would be insupportable if she did not.

Well, I don’t want to be anyone but myself, even if I go uncomforted by diamonds all my life

We resent the thought that anything can please us when someone we love is no longer here to share the pleasure with us, and we almost feel as if we were unfaithful to our sorrow when we find our interest in life returning to us.

It has a fascination of its own, that bend, Marilla. I wonder how the road beyond it goes--what there is of green glory and soft, checkered light and shadows--what new landscapes--what new beauties--what curves and hills and valleys further on.

It’s never been easy for me to say things out of my heart, but at times like this it’s easier. I love you as dear as if you were my own flesh and blood and you’ve been my joy and comfort ever since you came to Green Gables.

I am sure we should not shut our hearts against the healing influences that nature offers us.

I’m quite content to be Anne of Green Gables, with my string of pearl beads. I know Matthew gave me as much love with them as ever went with Madame the Pink Lady’s jewels.

But have you ever noticed one encouraging thing about me, Marilla? I never make the same mistake twice.

All sorts of mornings are interesting, don’t you think? You don’t know what’s going to happen through the day, and there’s so much scope for imagination.

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

I’m not ungrateful--and perhaps--when this horrible ache grows a little less--I’ll find that I can go on living.