“Don't be ridiculous, please.'The most insulting words in the world!”

“It seems to me a most dreadful thing to go out of the world and not leave one person behind you who is sorry you are gone,' said Anne, shuddering.”

“The only thing I envy about a cat is its purr," remarked Dr. Blythe once, listening to Doc's resonant melody. "It is the most contented sound in the world.”

“But if you call me Anne, please call me Anne with an 'e'.”

“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?”

“Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne.”

“I am quite likely to re-act to the opposite extreme - to feel rapturously that the world is beautiful and mere existence something to thank God for. I suppose our 'blues' are the price we have to pay for our temperament. 'The gods don't allow us to be in their debt.' They give us sensitiveness to beauty in all its forms but the shadow of the gift goes with it.”