There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have to turn and fire.

A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don't even have.

The most valuable lesson man has learned from his dog is to kick a few blades of grass over it and move on.

That's one of the things we learn as we grow older -- how to forgive. It comes easier at forty than it did at twenty.

Thank goodness, we can choose our friends. We have to take our relatives as they are, and be thankful…

It's a dreadful mistake to cherish bitterness for years... hugging it to our hearts like a treasure.

Doss dear, said Cousin Georgiana mournfully, some day you will discover that blood is thicker than water. Of course it is. But who wants water to be thick? parried Valancy.

Anne had brought her slate down on Gilbert's head and cracked it—slate not head—clear across.

You know there are some people, like Matthew and Mrs. Allen, that you can love right off without any trouble. And there are others, like Mrs. Lynde, that you have to try very hard to love. You know you ought to love them because they know so much and are such active workers in the church, but you have to keep reminding yourself of it all the time or else you forget.

Oh, they meant to be — I know they meant to be just as good and kind as possible. And when people mean to be good to you, you don't mind very much when they're not quite — always.

And when people mean to be good to you, you don't mind very much when they're not quite—always.

It gives you a lovely, comfortable feeling to apologize and be forgiven, doesn't it?