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title: "3 Thought Orchids Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of the other plants, out of the soil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-westerfeld/she-thought-of-the-orchids-spreading-across-the-plains-below-choking/)

[Scott Westerfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-westerfeld/)

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> [She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-westerfeld/she-thought-of-the-orchids-spreading-across-the-plains-below-choking-2/)

[Scott Westerfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-westerfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/scott-westerfeld-928_choke_she-thought-of-the-orchids-spreading-acr_1105667.jpg)

> [When we stopped to rest and Tony tried to figure out what was wrong with his compass, I asked him what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/when-we-stopped-to-rest-and-tony-tried-to-figure-out-what-was-wrong/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

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