...She said whenever you looked forward to anything pleasant you were sure to be more or less disappointed... that perhaps nothing ever came up to your expectations. Well perhaps that is true. But there is a good side to it too. The bad things don't always come up to your expectations either... they nearly always turn out ever so much better than you think.
L. M. MontgomeryAbout author
- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: canadian
- Born: November 30, 1874
- Died: April 24, 1942
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