"I don't want to be good; I want to be great."
"Wouldn't it be splendid to be really wicked?"Humor
"I think I have a perfect horror of being wicked, but I never can seem to manage it."
"What is the use of making mistakes if you don't profit by them?"
"Gilbert Blythe just walked past and said good morning. Do you think he meant anything special by that?"Relationships
"I love pretty things, and I hate ugly things."Beauty
"We should always try to be as agreeable as possible."Kindness
"I do so want to be a credit to you."Family
"I feel like a prisoner escaped from gaol."Freedom
"I couldn't love anybody who had a crooked nose."Humor
"I have no quarrel with people who like sombre colors in their houses, but I couldn't live in them."
"I didn't know I was wicked until you told me."
"I have real, genuine troubles which nobody knows anything about."Solitude
"I wish to be a credit to you in the future."Motivation
"After all, tomorrow is a new day, and that's one of the saddest things about this world."Time
"I'm not a model child and never expect to be."
"I prefer to imagine things the way I like them."Imagination
"I wasn't actually wicked after all."
"It's splendid to have ambitions and try to live up to them."Inspiration
"That is the land of scholars and I shall march into it by the gate of success."Education
"I'm not afraid of important people any longer."Courage
"I could have been so wicked if I'd only had the opportunity."Humor
"I do think I've been a trial to you."
"I'm not only good—I'm beautiful!"
"I wonder if it's possible to like arithmetic when you've got a terrible imagination."
"I'm tired of being good."
"I don't want to be bad, but I don't want to be boringly good either."
"Everything is romantic when it's happening."Life
"I want to be remembered as someone who did their duty."
"Miss Stacy is a perfectly splendid teacher."Education