#montgomery

…the Lake of Shining Waters was blue — blue — blue; not the changeful blue of spring, nor the pale azure of summer, but a clear, steadfast, serene blue, as if the water were past all modes and tenses of emotion and had settled down to a tranquillity unbroken by fickle dreams. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#change

I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#admired #barbara #brando #garbo #great

That's a lovely idea, Diana,' said Anne enthusiastically. 'Living so that you beautify your name, even if it wasn't beautiful to begin with…making it stand in people's thoughts for something so lovely and pleasant that they never think of it by itself. Thank you, Diana. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#beauty

...And every day in heaven will be more beautiful than the one before it Davy," assured Anne. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#beauty #heaven #l-m-montgomery #beauty

Kindred spirits alone do not change with the changing years. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#l-m-montgomery #change

We... Charlotta the Fourth and I... live in defiance of every known law of diet." ~ Miss Lavendar, chap 27 ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#humor #l-m-montgomery #diet

Oh, Marilla, I thought I was happy before. Now I know that I just dreamed a pleasant dream of happiness. This is the reality. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#l-m-montgomery #motherhood #dreams

I'm just tired of everything…even of the echoes. There is nothing in my life but echoes…echoes of lost hopes and dreams and joys. They're beautiful and mocking. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#l-m-montgomery #beauty