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“It has always seemed to me. ever since early childhood, amid all the commonplaces of life, i was very near to a kingdom of ideal beauty. Between it and me hung only a thin veil. I could never draw it quite aside, but sometimes a wind fluttered it and I caught a glimpse of the enchanting realms beyond-only a glimpse-but those glimpses have always made life worthwhile.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“she was richer in those dreams than in realities; for things seen pass away, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
― Anne of the Island
― Anne of the Island
“You may tire of reality but you never tire of dreams.”
― The Road to Yesterday
― The Road to Yesterday
“I am simply a 'book drunkard.' Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them.”
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“If it's IN you to climb you must -- there are those who MUST lift their eyes to the hills -- they can't breathe properly in the valleys.”
― Emily of New Moon
― Emily of New Moon
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