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Lucy Maud Montgomery Quotes: The little things of life, sweet and excellent in their place, must not be the things lived for; the highest must be sought and followed; the life of heaven must be begun here on earth.
         

The little things of life, sweet and excellent in their place, must not be the things lived for; the highest must be sought and followed; the life of heaven must be begun here on earth.


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A bosom friend - an intimate friend, you know - a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul.



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It's bad enough to feel insignificant, but it's unbearable to have it grained into your soul that you will never, can never, be anything but insignificant.



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If we don't chase things, sometimes the things following us can catch up." -L.M. Montgomery



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I've always loved the night and I'll like lying awake and thinking over everything in life, past, present and to come. Especially to come.



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It seems to me a most dreadful thing to go out of the world and not leave one person behind you who is sorry you are gone,' said Anne, shuddering.





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