--- title: "1 Garden Finished Quotes By H. E. Bates" description: "1 Garden Finished quotes by H. E. Bates. Plus more from H. E. Bates and more Garden Finished sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/h-e-bates-2-52606_dead_the-garden-that-is-finished-is-dead-2912_2912222.jpg" --- > [The garden that is finished is dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-bates-2/the-garden-that-is-finished-is-dead/) [H. E. Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-bates-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/h-e-bates-2-52606_dead_the-garden-that-is-finished-is-dead-2912_2912222.jpg) ## More by H. E. Bates > [Climate helps to shape the character of peoples, certainly no people more than the English. The uncertainty of their climate has helped to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-bates-2/climate-helps-to-shape-the-character-of-peoples-certainly-no-people/) [H. E. Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-bates-2/) > [Gardens... should be like lovely, well-shaped girls: all curves, secret corners, unexpected deviations, seductive surprises and then still more curves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-bates-2/gardens-should-be-like-lovely-well-shaped-girls-all-curves-secret/) [H. E. Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-bates-2/) > [A garden should be in a constant state of fluid change, expansion, experiment, adventure; above all it should be an inquisitive, loving, but self-critical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-bates-2/a-garden-should-be-in-a-constant-state-of-fluid-change-expansion/) [H. E. Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-bates-2/) > [The true gardener, like an artist, is never satisfied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-bates-2/the-true-gardener-like-an-artist-is-never-satisfied/) [H. E. Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-bates-2/) > [The basis of almost every argument or conclusion I can make is the axiom that the short story can be anything the author decides…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-bates-2/the-basis-of-almost-every-argument-or-conclusion-i-can-make-is-the/) [H. E. Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-bates-2/) > [The garden that is finished is dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-bates-2/the-garden-that-is-finished-is-dead/) [H. E. Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-bates-2/) > [In America, every female under fifty calls herself a girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-bates-2/in-america-every-female-under-fifty-calls-herself-a-girl/) [H. E. Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-bates-2/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/garden-finished/h-e-bates-2/#itemlist", "name": "1 Garden Finished Quotes By H. E. 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