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You noticed that I wore this outfit twice? Why, the only thing you wear twice is a sour expression.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Age: 67 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1942
Died: April 24
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I've a pocket full of dreams to sell, said Teddy, whimsically,... What d'ye lack? What d'ye lack? A dream of success--a dream of adventure--a dream of the sea--a dream of the woodland--any kind of a dream you want at reasonable prices, including one or two unique little nightmares. What will you give me for a dream?
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You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair. — Anne Shirley
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I am well in body although considerable rumpled up in spirit.
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We don't know where we're going, but isn't is fun to go?
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But just think what a dull world it would be if everyone was sensible,' pleaded Anne.
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