Lucy Maud Montgomery Quotes

A collection of quotes by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Lucy Maud Montgomery, born on November 30, 1874, in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, was a celebrated Canadian author. Best known for her novel "Anne of Green Gables," Montgomery garnered international recognition for her vivid storytelling and beloved characters.

Orphaned at a young age, Montgomery found solace in writing and used her imagination to create imaginary worlds. After completing her education, she worked as a teacher and continued to write in her spare time. In 1908, her debut novel, "Anne of Green Gables," was published and immediately achieved immense success. The book depicted the adventures of a spirited, red-haired orphan named Anne Shirley and struck a chord with readers of all ages.

Montgomery went on to write several more books, including sequels to the "Anne" series, as well as other novels and short stories. Her works explored themes of love, belonging, and the beauty of nature, often drawing inspiration from her own experiences growing up on Prince Edward Island.

Throughout her writing career, Montgomery faced personal struggles and battled depression, which often found its way into her stories. Nevertheless, her work continued to captivate readers, and she remains one of Canada's most beloved authors.

Lucy Maud Montgomery passed away on April 24, 1942, leaving behind a rich literary legacy. Her books have been translated into numerous languages, adapted into films, and continue to be cherished by readers worldwide.

We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we n

We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Business

In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepa

In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Best

As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional

As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Adaptability

We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never

We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Future

There is a great solitude about such a shore. The woods are

There is a great solitude about such a shore. The woods are never solitary- they are full of whispering, beckoning, friendly life. But the sea is a mighty soul, forever moaning of some great, unshareable sorrow, which shuts it up into itself for all eternity. We can never pierce its infinite mystery- we may only wander, awed and spell-bound, on the outer fringe of it. The woods call to us with a hundred voices, but the sea has one only- a mighty voice that drowns our souls in its majestic music. The woods are human, but the sea is of the company of the archangels.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Nature

You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or

You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding red roads of Prince Edward Island in a summer twilight when the dew is falling and the old stars are peeping out and the sea keeps its mighty tryst with the little land it loves. You find your soul then. You realize that youth is not a vanished thing but something that dwells forever in the heart.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Youth

For five months I got up at six o'clock and got dressed by t

For five months I got up at six o'clock and got dressed by the lamplight. The fire would not yet be on. The house was very cold but I would put on a heavy coat, sit with my feet up to keep them from freezing and with fingers so cramped that I could scarcely hold a pen. I would write my stunt for the day. Sometimes it would be a poem in which I would carol blithely of blue skies and rippling brooks and flowery meads! Then I would thaw out my hands, eat breakfast and go to school. When people say to me, as they occasionally do, 'Oh how I envy your gift, how I wish I could write as you do', I am inclined to wonder, with some inward amusement, how much they would have envied me on those dark, cold, winter mornings of my apprenticeship.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

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