# Quote — Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

> Fancies are like shadows . . . you can't cage them, they're such wayward, dancing things.

- Author: [Lucy Maud Montgomery](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lucy-maud-montgomery.md)
- Book: [Anne of Avonlea](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lucy-maud-montgomery/anne-of-avonlea.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/lucy-maud-montgomery/anne-of-avonlea/fancies-are-like

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> Every morn is a fresh beginning,

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> Anne laughed, sipped the honey from the tribute, and cast away the sting. She was used to taking her compliments mixed.

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> "I don't care what people think about me if they don't let me see it."

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