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Quotes from Anne of the Island — Lucy Maud Montgomery

1874–1942 Canada

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What a comfort one familiar face is in a howling wilderness of strangers!

Anne of the Island (1915)

She found, however, that revenge hurts nobody quite so much as the one who tries to inflict it.

Anne of the Island (1915)

But feeling is so different from knowing. My common sense tells me all you can say, but there are times when common sense has no power over me. Common nonsense takes possession of my soul.

Anne of the Island (1915)

Gilbert was friendly—very friendly—far too friendly....But Anne no longer found it satisfying. The rose of love made the blossom of friendship pale and scentless by contrast.

Anne of the Island (1915)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lucy Maud Montgomery (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.