“Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and sensible…and good? What would we find to talk about?”

“But I believe I rather like superstitious people. They lend color to life. Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and sensible . . . and good? What would we find to talk about?”

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

“It's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it?”

“But just think what a dull world it would be if everyone was sensible,' pleaded Anne.”

“‎"Wouldn't it be lovely, Miss Shirley, if some one could just wave a wand and make everybody beautiful?" she said wistfully. "Just fancy my feelings, Miss Shirley, if I suddenly fould myself beautiful! But then"....with a sigh..."if we were all beauties who would do the work?" Anne of Windy Poplars”

“Which would you rather be if you had the choice--divinely beautiful or dazzlingly clever or angelically good?”