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title: "3 Dreamed Quotes By Vanessa Diffenbaugh"
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> [“For eight years I dreamed of fire. Trees ignited as I passed them; oceans burned. The sugary smoke settled in my hair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/for-eight-years-i-dreamed-of-fire-trees-ignited-as-i-passed-them/)

[Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/)

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> [“For eight years I dreamed of fire. Trees ignited as I passed them; oceans burned.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/for-eight-years-i-dreamed-of-fire-trees-ignited-as-i-passed-them-2/)

[Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/)

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> [“Their lives would not turn out as they dreamed. I understood this, even as mine had turned out far better than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-diffenbaugh/their-lives-would-not-turn-out-as-they-dreamed-i-understood-this-even/)

[Vanessa Diffenbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-diffenbaugh/)

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## Other authors on Dreamed

## 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/)

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