“You should make something.
You should bring something
into the world
that wasn’t in the world before.
It doesn’t matter what it is.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a table
or a film
or gardening-
everyone should create.
You should do something,
then sit back and say,
‘I did that.'”
~ Ricky Gervais
“The quiet rhythmic monotone
of the wall of logs
fills one with the rustic peace
of a secluded nook
in the woods.”
~ Gustav Stickley
“Nothing is more beautiful
than the loveliness
of the woods
before sunrise.”
~ George Washington Carver
“She cast her fragrance and her radiance over me.
I ought never to have run away from her…
I ought to have guessed all the affection
that lay behind her poor little stratagems.
Flowers are so inconsistent!
But I was too young to know how to love her…”
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
The Little Prince
“Even without seeing the crickets,
grasshoppers, cicadas, and katydids,
we hear them shrilling in this season
and trust that they’re the tiny
living gargoyles entomologists claim.”
~ Diane Ackerman
“Everyone wants instant everything,and they want instant success,
but I always think you should
treat things in the Arts
like a garden,
and let them grow.”
~ Penelope Keith
“Even in the smallest and humblest garden, a sturdy hydrangea at once proclaims the place
as the abode of a real gardener rather than
a mere purchaser of plants
to cover the landscape.”
~ Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, 2006
“I think scent is sensual. I guess evoking a mood or a spirit is key, and I think with the women’s fragrances we have evoked different types, moods, or sensibilities of a woman – whether it’s Daisy with the sweetness and the innocence or Lola which is more provocative, sexy, and sultry.”
~ Marc Jacobs
“I want to encourage women
to embrace their own
uniqueness. Because just like
a rose is beautiful, so is a
sunflower, so is a peony. I
mean, all flowers are beautiful
in their own way, and that’s
like women, too.”
~ Miranda Kerr
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