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My dear Mr. M.: letters to G.B. MacMillan from L.M. Montgomery

Book by Lucy Maud Montgomery · 3 quotes · Mere, Adaptability, Attention

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My dear Mr. M.: letters to G.B. MacMillan from L.M. Montgomery Quotes

“A girl who would fall in love so easily or want a man to love her so easily would probably get over it just as quickly, very little the worse for wear. On the contrary, a girl who would take love seriously would probably be a good while finding herself in love and would require something beyond mere friendly attentions from a man before she would think of him in that light.”

“I am quite likely to re-act to the opposite extreme - to feel rapturously that the world is beautiful and mere existence something to thank God for. I suppose our 'blues' are the price we have to pay for our temperament. 'The gods don't allow us to be in their debt.' They give us sensitiveness to beauty in all its forms but the shadow of the gift goes with it.”