“The language of flowers is nonnegotiable, Victoria,” Elizabeth said,” — Vanessa Diffenbaugh Flower Copy Share Image
Hate can be passionate or disengaged; it can come from dislike but also from fear. — Vanessa Diffenbaugh Dislike Copy Share Image
“Now, as an adult, my hopes for the future were simple: I wanted to be alone, and to be surrounded by flowers.… — Vanessa Diffenbaugh Adulthood Copy Share Image
Perhaps the unattached, the unwanted, the unloved, could grow to give love as lushly as anyone else. — Vanessa Diffenbaugh Giving Copy Share Image
“Their lives would not turn out as they dreamed. I understood this, even as mine had turned out far better than I… — Vanessa Diffenbaugh Hope Copy Share Image
If it was true that moss did not have roots, and maternal love could grow spontaneously, as if from nothing, perhaps I… — Vanessa Diffenbaugh Believe Copy Share Image