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title: "4 Mother Garden Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Mother Garden quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Mother Garden sayings and thoughts."
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> [Life is much different from the days when there were lilies in my mother’s garden, and all my secrets fit into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-destefano/life-is-much-different-from-the-days-when-there-were-lilies-in-my/)

[Lauren DeStefano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-destefano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/lauren-destefano-892_cups_life-is-much-different-from-the-days-whe_474220.png)

> [Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother's garden, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/guided-by-my-heritage-of-a-love-of-beauty-and-a-respect-for-strength/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/425/alice-walker-347_beauty_guided-by-my-heritage-of-a-love-of-beaut_643656.png)

> [In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/in-search-of-my-mother-s-garden-i-found-my-own/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/alice-walker-347_found_in-search-of-my-mother-s-garden-i-found_1078371.png)

> [“I can see some of the roses still blooming in my mother´s garden. Brown on the edges and bright in other colors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-nowlin/i-can-see-some-of-the-roses-still-blooming-in-my-mother-s-garden/)

[Laura Nowlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-nowlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/894/laura-nowlin-29145_blooming_i-can-see-some-of-the-roses-still-bloomi_2524981.jpg)

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