“Cocoon's cry to first fly, Travels thousands of miles— So much in so little life.” — Ritu Negi Copy Share Image
“Pink Japanese cherry blossoms kiss April’s soft blue summer skies.” — Charmaine J Forde Copy Share Image
From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall. — Matsuo Basho Copy Share Image
the Japanese school year begins in spring ... so mothers can send off their children as cherry blossoms fall from the branches. — Cathy Davidson Copy Share Image
If I were asked to explain the Japanese spirit, I would say it is wild cherry blossoms glowing in the morning sun! — Motoori Norinaga Copy Share Image
“But memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then they fade… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
For in spite of the snapdragons and the duty millers and the cherry blossoms, it was always winter. — Janet Frame Copy Share Image
“we are holding hands in the barrel of a gun. they pull the trigger, but when she is kissing me only cherry… — Topaz Winters Copy Share Image
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~Albert Einstein — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“But you’re out of another world old kid … You ought to live on top of the Woolworth Building in an apartment… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
Ah, if in this world there were no such thing as cherry blossoms, perhaps then in springtime our hearts would be at… — Ariwara no Narihira Copy Share Image
“A goodbye at the gate," said Hobie. He seemed to be talking partly to himself. "That's what he would have wanted. The… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“Suffering has brought clarity into my life. Maybe the things that have happened to me are punishment for what I did in… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
Cherry blossoms, the noble flower, witness to many an encounter over time. Cherry blossoms, the vain flower, have watched many a farewell.… — Japanese Manga Copy Share Image
We celebrate the cherry tree not for its efficiency but for its effectiveness - and for its beauty. Its materials are in… — William McDonough Copy Share Image
The ancients waited for cherry blossoms, grieved when they were gone, and lamented their passing in countless poems. How very ordinary the… — Junichiro Tanizaki Copy Share Image
[W]hen the mind is really absent, in that silence, in that unlimited space, your potential starts glowing, radiating, flowering. Suddenly you are… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The first time I saw a fingerbowl was at the home of my benefactress. [...] The water had a few cherry blossoms… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“he said this turning his strong body to face the beautiful, stunning, breathtaking, astonishing, bewildering girl who was a princess and his… — J.K. Ashton Copy Share Image
“Yesterday, I had a dream... A dream I have had since long ago. In that dream, we had yet to turn 13.… — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
“I start to run, and my nose fills with the smell of rain and wet earth. I run along the shoulder of… — Jon Harrison Copy Share Image
“Why do you weep, child? We of the Floating World live only for the moment, giving all our time to the pleasures… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“Do you know what I wish?” Skylar held Xander’s hand tight as he looked up at the falling leaves. “I wish we… — Heidi Cullinan Copy Share Image
“Well, in each situation there are gods of love who get people to love one another through different objects like arrows or… — C.J. Anaya Copy Share Image
Outside it's a perfect spring night. We stand on the sidewalk in front of our apartment building, and Henry takes my hand,… — Audrey Niffenegger Copy Share Image
I've seen spring come to the orchard every year as far back as I can remember and I've never grown tired of… — Lynn Austin Copy Share Image
“We're all struggling so hard, heading in the wrong direction. All our efforts are in vain, Kazumi. They come to nothing! Our… — Soji Shimada Copy Share Image
“The blossoms seem unusually lovely this year. There were none of the scarlet-and-white-striped curtains that are set up among the blossoming trees… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“A species in which everyone was General Patton would not succeed, any more than would a race in which everyone was Vincent… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“He circles the shrines, scanning each of them. There's one made in exclusively soft shades of pink, with a bouquet of blush… — Kiana Krystle Copy Share Image
“So he raced from dogwood to blossoming peach. When they thinned out he headed for the cherry blossoms, then magnolia, chinaberry, pecan,… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“It was on the morning of the first day at my school after the long summer break this year that I noticed… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“God what an outfield,' he says. 'What a left field.' He looks up at me, and I look down at him. 'This… — W.P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
“The shoes were of white leather and fur, with impractical heels that would add half a foot to my height, but unlike… — Heather Fawcett Copy Share Image
“Dutifully, the Count put the spoon in his mouth. In an instant, there was the familiar sweetness of fresh honey—sunlit, golden, and… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image