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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.
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 do know my own mind,' protested Anne. 'The trouble is, my mind changes and then I have to get acquainted with it all over again.
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It's so hard to get up again—although of course the harder it is the more satisfaction you have when you do get up, haven't you?
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The body grows slowly and steadily but the soul grows by leaps and bounds. It may come to its full stature in an hour.
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