I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. — L.M. Montgomery · Smartyfair

I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

L.M. Montgomery1874–1942 · writer · 1800s-1900s CanadaL.M. Montgomery was a Canadian author best known for Anne of Green Gables, a beloved novel about a spirited, imaginative orphan girl growing up on Prince Edward Island.4 quotes

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It's okay to be gigantically happy about something as simple as a month.

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How sure this is: 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: Anne of Green Gables, 1908 (Anne to Marilla).
Work: Anne of Green Gables
Occasion: 1908 · Anne to Marilla
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026Sourced section, named novel
en.wikisource.orgChecked using claude-fable-5, 21 August 2026Anne of Green Gables (1908), ch. XVI — verbatim on the proofread first-edition scan page on Wikisource (Anne to Marilla; the line sits in ch. XVI, not the often-assumed ch. 2/24)

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