Anne of Green Gables

by L.M. Montgomery

Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”

I never knew before that religion was such a cheerful thing. I always thought it was kind of melancholy, but Mrs. Allan’s isn’t, and I’d like to be a Christian if I could be one like her.

“Mr. Bell is a real good man.” “Oh, of course he’s good,” agreed Anne. “But he doesn’t seem to get any comfort out of it. If I could be good I’d dance and sing all day because I was glad of it.