“Oh, of course there's a risk in marrying anybody, but, when it's all said and done, there's many a worse thing than a husband.”

“…it's so dreadful to have nothing to love — life is so empty — and there's nothing worse than emptiness…”

“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.”

“Proverbs are all very fine when there's nothing to worry you, but when you're in real trouble, they're not a bit of help.”

“There's always a piece of unfinished work left,' said Mrs. Lynde, with tears in her eyes. 'But I supposed there's always some one to finish it.”

“But it ain't our feelings we have to steer by through life--no, no, we'd make shipwreck mighty often if we did that. There's only the one safe compass and we've got to set our course by that--what it's right to do.”

“there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is live in your own.”