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Nothing worth while is every easy come by.

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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New London
Prince Edward Island
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Nothing
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You may tire of reality but you never tire of dreams.
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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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In everything you do aim to excel for what is worth doing is worth doing well
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That's the worst…or the best…of real life, Anne. It won't let you be miserable. It keeps on trying to make you comfortable…and succeeding…even when you're determined to be unhappy and romantic.
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As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted.
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But I'd rather look like you than be pretty, she told Anne sincerely. Anne laughed, sipped honey from the tribute, and cast away the sting.
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I must be getting old ... People are beginning to tell me I look so young. They never tell you that when you are young.
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