This article contains twenty-two Anne Of Green Gables quotes to inspire you.

A hundred (plus) years ago, L.M. Montgomery introduced Anne Shirley to the world through Anne Of Green Gables (one of our favorite cottagecore books). And to this day, Anne inspires us. You may know her from the famous October quote (that makes the rounds on Pinterest and Instagram every autumn) or Anne With An E (the Canadian drama streaming on Netflix). Anne is intensely imaginative, determined, and optimistic. Her dialogue is charming and memorable (and she has a lot of dialogue. I’m convinced she’s one of fiction’s original yappers).

Here are twenty-two of our favorite Anne Of Green Gables quotes (from the novel) about curiosity, friendships, gentle ambition, growth mindsets, and tiny joys.  

22 Anne Of Green Gables Quotes To Inspire You

• “When you are imagining you might as well imagine something worthwhile.” – Anne Shirley
• “It’s such an interesting world. It wouldn’t be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it?” – Anne Shirley
• “How are you going to find out about things if you don’t ask questions?” – Anne Shirley
• “If you have big ideas you have to use big words to express them, haven’t you?” – Anne Shirley

• “We’ve been good enemies. But we have decided that it will be much more sensible to be good friends in future.” – Anne Shirley
• “A bosom friend – an intimate friend, you know – a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my soul. I’ve dreamed of meeting her all my life.” – Anne Shirley
• “Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.” – Anne Shirley
• “All things great are wound up with all things little.” – L.M. Montgomery

• “Oh, it’s delightful to have ambitions. I’m so glad I have such a lot.” – Anne Shirley
• “Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.” – Anne Shirley
• “Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.” – Anne Shirley
• “And as for the risk, there’s risks in pretty near everything a body does in this world.” – Marilla Cuthbert
• “It’s so hard to get up again – although of course the harder it is the more satisfaction you have when you do get up, haven’t you?” – Anne Shirley

• “It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.” – Anne Shirley
• “‘Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them,’ exclaimed Anne. ‘You mayn’t get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them.'” – Anne Shirley
• “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” – Anne Shirley
• “I never make the same mistake twice.” – Anne Shirley
• “I’m not a bit changed – not really. I’m only just pruned down and branched out. The real me – back there – is just the same.” – Anne Shirley

• “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn’t it?” – Anne Shirley
• “Ice cream is one of those things that are beyond imagination.” – Anne Shirley
• “Don’t you just love poetry that gives you a crinkly feeling up and down your back?” – Anne Shirley
• “‘Dear old world,’ she murmured, ‘you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.'” – L.M. Montgomery

Did you enjoy these Anne Of Green Gables quotes? What are your favorite quotes by Anne Shirley? Let us know in the comments below!