Anne of Green Gables

"It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will."

"I can't help flying up on the wings of anticipation. It's as natural to me as to breathe."

"Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet."

"I wish I could be as sure about things as some people are. It seems a great advantage."

"There's such a lot of different Annes in me. I sometimes think that is why I'm such a troublesome person."

"It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will."

"Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think."

"I'm so glad I'm not you. I wouldn't want to be anybody but myself."

"I believe every person has something beautiful inside them."

"Patience is a virtue I'm still learning to cultivate."

"I find that growing up requires letting go of who we thought we'd be."

"The greatest gift is to be loved exactly as you are."

"I believe in second chances and fresh starts."

"I want to live in a world where people are honest and true."

"The best place to be is with someone who truly knows you."

"I've learned that the best thing about getting older is understanding yourself better."

"I believe we make more headway when we stop blaming ourselves."

"The woods are lovely and mysterious in the evening."

"I want to accomplish something splendid before I die."

"Real life comes before books in my philosophy."

"I find great delight in the society of thinking people."

"It's been my observation that people are infinitely kind."

"Do you know what imagination means? It means thinking of nice things instead of nasty ones."

"It is as if I'm two people - the one I am and the one I could be."

"I want to be a woman of courage and conviction."

"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about?"

"I do love the night. It's so mysterious and still."

"It's been my experience that those who are always looking for kindness find it."

"Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it."

"The future is a blank canvas and I paint my own destiny on it."