so saith.
‘I hope no great sorrow ever will come to you, Anne.’ said Gilbert, who could not connect the idea of sorrow with the vivid, joyous creature beside him, unwitting that those who can soar to the highest heights can also plunge to the deepest depths, and that the natures which enjoy most keenly are those which also suffer most sharply. – found via the littlest stenographer
I forgot how keenly L.M. Montgomery observed some aspects of life. I think I read almost everything by her when I was in middle school and got bored (all of her stories are pretty much the same formula). But I should pull out my Anne of Green Gables again and give it another read.
You should read it again, I remember being particularly annoyed by Emily of New Moon, but her descriptions are tops. Especially the ones about loss or loneliness, and I wonder why that is. Perhaps I’m just quicker to relate to such feelings.
Dude, what? Is this from “Anne of Green Gables”? Because I used to love that movie, but it is decidedly way lamer than this amazing quote.
Do you know which book this is from? Given Gilbert’s “mooning”, I would guess it’s the second or third.