I just don't lose weight easily.

If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.

Going to the draft, I took two years off to serve my church and my God. There were no secrets, there was no deception; I didn't ask anyone to be drafted No. 2.

If you know someone who is discouraged because his fight isn't won yet, speak to that person truthfully and forthrightly, the way a commanding officer would speak to his troops.

There's too much at stake for you to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat.

If you've never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden.

We ought always to try to influence others for good.

She had looked her duty courageously in the face and found it a friend - as duty ever is when we meet it frankly.

Everything that's worth having is some trouble…

I doubted God last Sunday said Rilla but I don't doubt Him today. Evil cannot win. Spirit is on our side and it is bound to outlast flesh.

None of us ever do, said Mrs. Allan with a sigh. But then, Anne, you know what Lowell says, 'Not failure but low aim is crime.' 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. Hold fast to your ideals, Anne.

Influence other people for good.