Quotes from Jane of Lantern Hill

“Life, deal gently with her ... Love, never desert her”
― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Jane of Lantern Hill

“It's the fools that make all the trouble in the world, not the wicked.”
― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Jane of Lantern Hill

“Let's sum up... a little house, white and green or to be made so... with trees, preferably birch and spruce... a window looking seaward... on a hill. That sounds very possible... but there is one other requirement. There must be magic about it, Jane... lashings of magic... and magic houses are scarce, even on the Island. Have you any idea at all what I mean, Jane?"

Jane reflected.

"You want to feel that the house is yours before you buy it," she said.

"Jane," said dad, "you are too good to be true.”
― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Jane of Lantern Hill

“Let me remind you that the measure of anyone's freedom is what he can do without.”
― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Jane of Lantern Hill

“Grandmother's voice was ice. "They do not. Your mother has been happy all these years, till you began stirring up old memories. Leave her alone. She is my daughter... no outsider shall ever come between us again... neither Andrew Stuart nor you nor anyone. And you will be good enough to remember that.”
― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Jane of Lantern Hill

“Can I help you?" said Jane.
Though Jane herself had no inkling of it, those words were the keynote of her character. Any one else would probably have said, "What is the matter?" But Jane always wanted to help: and, though she was too young to realize it, the tragedy of her little existence was that nobody ever wanted her help.”
― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Jane of Lantern Hill

“Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” The most terrible and tremendous saying in the world, Jane… because we are all afraid of truth and afraid of freedom… that’s why we murdered Jesus.”
― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Jane of Lantern Hill

“Let me remind you that the measure of any one’s freedom is what he can do without.”
― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Jane of Lantern Hill

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