L. M. Montgomery Quotes: Sources, Meanings & Themes
Browse quotations by L. M. Montgomery with named works, context notes, meanings and recurring themes.
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“What is an imagination for if not to enable you to peep at life through other people’s eyes?”
Meaning & context
Anne treats imagination as a tool for perspective-taking, using it to understand another person’s circumstances instead of remaining confined to her own viewpoint.
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Anne of Avonlea, Project Gutenberg #47. Anne speaks to Diana during their conversation about Diana’s engagement; the line is fictional dialogue connecting imagination with sympathetic understanding.
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“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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A new day is treated as a practical reset: past mistakes remain real without having to occupy every future choice.
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Anne of Green Gables, Anne’s hopeful reflection about tomorrow.
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“It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.”
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Attention and attitude can influence enjoyment by making a person more willing to notice possibilities for interest and pleasure in ordinary circumstances.
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Anne of Green Gables; Anne describes deliberate enjoyment as a practiced attitude toward experience.
