I was in the midst of a delightful scene, forty years from now, with a famous person... The reasons for whose fame were left in a state of mystery and not precisely defined, but Anne thought it would be a good thing if this person were to become a college dean or prime minister of Canada... He leaned over her wrinkled hand and assured her that she had been the first to kindle his ambition, and that all his success in life was due to the teachings she had instilled long ago at Avonlea School. “I never told anyone of my ambitions, my efforts, and my failures. I listened indifferently to the mockery and ridicule of various relatives who thought the scribbling of my pen foolish and a waste of time. This did not bother me at all. Deep down, in my deepest recesses, beneath all the discouragement and rejection I had experienced, I knew that one day I would arrive.” - Lucy Maud Montgomery. “Montgomery’s ability to incorporate such complex subjects in writing, so simply accessible to younger readers, makes her the grandmother of young adult literature.” Jane Hannah Edelstein - The Guardian "Anne Shirley has been winning hearts and minds since Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery introduced her to the world in 1908. So popular was the character that Montgomery wrote a sequel in several parts over three decades." Joanna Robinson - Vanity Fair "The narrative in this installment moves at a leisurely pace, influenced by the magic of Lucy Maud Montgomery's world while creating more beauty, fun, friendship, and the beginnings of love."