a lot of women my age grew up watching the miniseries, anne of green gables, on pbs. i was the same age as the title character, a strong-willed and clever orphan girl who exasperates and enchants everyone she meets. her adventures and vexations proved to me that things are not always what they seem, and that one's imagination can transform a trite exactitude into a revelatory reality.
as anne says to the woman who has reluctantly adopted her,
“Don’t you ever imagine things different from what they are?”
“No.”
“Oh, Marilla, how much you miss.”
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