--- title: "1 Daisy Quotes By Vanessa Diffenbaugh" description: "1 Daisy quotes by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Plus more from Vanessa Diffenbaugh and more Daisy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/vanessa-diffenbaugh-11567_daisy_these-flowers-are-starwort-she-said-star_1493041.jpg" --- > [“These flowers are starwort," she said. "Starwort means 'welcome.' By giving you a bouquet of starwort, I'm welcoming you to my home, to my life." She twirled buttery pasta on her fork and looked into my eyes without a glimmer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/these-flowers-are-starwort-she-said-starwort-means-welcome-by-giving/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/vanessa-diffenbaugh-11567_daisy_these-flowers-are-starwort-she-said-star_1493041.jpg) ## Other authors on Daisy - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chevy-stevens-23104.jpg) Suanne Laqueur 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daisy/suanne-laqueur/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lisa-kleypas-60671.jpg) Lisa Kleypas 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daisy/lisa-kleypas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-f-scott-fitzgerald-34497.jpg) F. Scott Fitzgerald 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daisy/f-scott-fitzgerald/) - [Matshona Dhliwayo 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daisy/matshona-dhliwayo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-susan-elizabeth-phillips-88056.jpg) Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daisy/susan-elizabeth-phillips/) ## More by Vanessa Diffenbaugh > [“Here you are, obsessed with romantic language-a language invented for expression between lovers-and you use it to spread animosity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/here-you-are-obsessed-with-romantic-language-a-language-invented-for/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“I pinched tendrils of periwinkle at the roots until they hung in long, limp strands, and grabbed a dozen bright white spider mums. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/i-pinched-tendrils-of-periwinkle-at-the-roots-until-they-hung-in-long/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“So, what’s your secret?” Renata asked. I squinted my eyes in question, tightened my shoulders. “To staying thin?” she asked. “When you eat like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/so-what-s-your-secret-renata-asked-i-squinted-my-eyes-in-question/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“I studied the way the individual flowers clustered around the single stalk, their sharp points fitting together like pieces of a puzzle. Something about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/i-studied-the-way-the-individual-flowers-clustered-around-the-single/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [Anyone can grow into something beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/anyone-can-grow-into-something-beautiful/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“I had been loyal to nothing except the language of flowers. If I started lying about it, there would be nothing in my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/i-had-been-loyal-to-nothing-except-the-language-of-flowers-if-i/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“some believe lily of the valley brings a return of happiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/some-believe-lily-of-the-valley-brings-a-return-of-happiness/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“Moss grows without roots.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/moss-grows-without-roots/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“Do you really think you’re the only human being alive who is unforgivably flawed? Who’s been hurt almost to the point of breaking?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/do-you-really-think-you-re-the-only-human-being-alive-who-is/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“Have you ever given anyone a red rose?" Grant asked. I looked at him as if he was trying to force-feed me foxglove. "Moss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/have-you-ever-given-anyone-a-red-rose-grant-asked-i-looked-at-him-as/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“Elizabeth went from stand to stand as if I wasn't there, exchanging cash for heavy bags of produce: pink-and-white-striped beans, tan-colored pumpkins with long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/elizabeth-went-from-stand-to-stand-as-if-i-wasn-t-there-exchanging/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [She was perfect. I knew this the moment she emerged from my body, white and wet and wailing. Beyond the requisite ten fingers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/she-was-perfect-i-knew-this-the-moment-she-emerged-from-my-body-white/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“What're you reading?" "Gertrude Stein." I shook my head. I'd never heard of her. "The poet?" he asked. "You know, 'A rose is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/what-re-you-reading-gertrude-stein-i-shook-my-head-i-d-never-heard-of/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“While I worked, I thought about Earl's wife, tried to bring forth an image of the once-passionate woman: her tired, withdrawn, unsuspecting face. Would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/while-i-worked-i-thought-about-earl-s-wife-tried-to-bring-forth-an/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) > [“When my hunger grew to the point of distraction, I climbed onto buses and rode to the Marina, Fillmore Street, or Pacific Heights. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/when-my-hunger-grew-to-the-point-of-distraction-i-climbed-onto-buses/) [Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daisy/vanessa-diffenbaugh/#itemlist", "name": "1 Daisy Quotes By Vanessa Diffenbaugh", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“These flowers are starwort,\" she said. \"Starwort means 'welcome.' 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