“Anne of Green Gables” by L.M. Montgomery is a timeless tale that has enchanted readers for over a century. It follows the story of an imaginative and outspoken redhead named Anne Shirley who comes to live at Green Gables. Known for its beautiful prose and heartwarming quotes, this beloved classic offers wise words about growing up, friendship, love, and the beauty of the natural world. Here are twenty of the most popular quotes from “Anne of Green Gables”:
Quotes:
- “It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.”
- “Dear old world’, she murmured, ‘you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.”
- “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
- “That’s the worst of growing up, and I’m beginning to realize it. The things you wanted so much when you were a child don’t seem half so wonderful to you when you get them.”
- “True friends are always together in spirit.”
- “Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
- “Life is worth living as long as there’s a laugh in it.”
- “A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.”
- “The sunsets are so beautiful that we have to pinch ourselves to make sure we really saw them.”
- “I don’t want sunbursts or marble halls, I just want you.”
- “People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven’t you?”
- “Some people go through life trying to find out what the world holds for them only to find out too late that it’s what they bring to the world that really counts.”
- “You may tire of reality but you never tire of dreams.”
- “Each day’s a gift and not a given right.”
- “But if you call me Anne, please call me Anne spelled with an E.”
- “Oh, it’s delightful to have ambitions. I’m so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them—that’s the best of it.”
- “Kindred spirits are not so scarce as true love, but it is rarer than a blue moon.”
- “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.”
- “I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I’ve never been able to believe it. I don’t believe a rose would be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk-cabbage.”
- “I’d like to add some beauty to life,” said Anne dreamily. “I don’t exactly want to make people know more…I want to make them have a pleasanter time because of me…to have some little joy or happy thought that would never have existed if I hadn’t been born.”
These quotes reflect the charm, optimism, and beauty that permeate “Anne of Green Gables.” They demonstrate Anne’s vibrant imagination, keen insight, and passion for life. Whether you are a long-time lover of the book or a new reader, these quotes will surely bring a smile to your face and warmed your heart.