“You can't have many exclamation points left,' thought Anne, 'but no doubt the supply of italics is inexhaustible.”

“Now, Anne, don't look as if you were trying to understand. Seventeen can't understand.”

“We have come to a parting of the ways, I suppose", said Anne thoughtfully." we had to come to it, do you think, Diana, that being grown up is really as nice as we used to imagine it would be when we were children?""I don't know-there are SOME nice things about it," answered Diana, again caressing her ring with that little smile which always had the effect of making Anne feel suddenly left out and inexperienced." But there are so many puzzling things, too. Sometimes I feel as if being grown-up just frightened me-and then I would give anything to be a little girl again.”

“Rilla was fond of italics, as most girls of fifteen are.”

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

“Having adventures comes natural to some people", said Anne serenely. "You just have a gift for them or you haven't.”

“Nothing seems worthwhile. My very thoughts are old. I've thought them all before. What is the use of living after all, Anne?”