Foliage Quotes

46 quotes by 42 authors

A rural Venus, Selah rises from thegold foliage of the Sixhiboux River, sweepspetals of water from her skin. At once,clouds begin to sob for such… — George Elliott Clarke
I look up at the ceiling, tracing the foliage of the wreath. Today it makes me think of a hat, the large-brimmed hats women used… — Margaret Atwood
The sunshine was delightful, the foliage gently astir, more from the activity of birds than from the breeze. One gallant little bird, doubtless lovelorn, was… — Victor Hugo
May I strike my heart's keys clearly, and may none fail because of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings. May the tears that stream down my… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Against the windows the storm comes dashing, Through tattered foliage the hail tears crashing, The blue lightning flashes, The rapid hail clashes... The thunder is… — James Russell Lowell
I always feel at home where the sugar maple grows.... glorious in autumn, a fountain of coolness in summer, sugar in its veins, gold in… — John Burroughs
We wasters of sorrows! How we stare away into sad endurance beyond them, trying to foresee their end! Whereas they are nothing else than our… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Love has its roots in sex, but its foliage and flowers are in the pure light of spirit. — Salvador de Madariaga
Alas! to seize the moment When the heart inclines to heart, And press a suit with passion, Is not a woman's part. If man come… — William C. Bryant
Dim loneliness came imperceivably into the fields and he turned back. The birds piped oddly; some wind was caressing the higher foliage, turning it all… — A. E. Coppard
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming… — Edward Steichen
Seasonal changes, as it were, take place in history, when there is practically an almost universal death, a falling of the foliage of the tree… — George Edward Woodberry
How I will cherish you then, you grief-torn nights! Had I only received you, inconsolable sisters, on more abject knees, only buried myself with more… — Rainer Maria Rilke
If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden. The two processes complement each other, creating… — Haruki Murakami
In a split second of eternity, everything is changed, transfigured. A few bars of music, rising from an unfamiliar place, a touch of perfection in… — Muriel Barbery
Here is Menard's own intimate forest: 'Now I am traversed by bridle paths, under the seal of sun and shade...I live in great density...Shelter lures… — Gaston Bachelard
Early religions were like muddy ponds with lots of foliage. Concealed there, the fish of the soul could splash and feed. Eventually, however, religions became… — Tom Robbins
Look not at the face, young girl, look at the heart. The heart of a handsome young man is often deformed. There are hearts in… — Victor Hugo
As artist Nature splashes color across the vast canvas of the sky with the radiance and splendor of sunrise and sunset. She arches rainbows against… — Wilferd Peterson
Those hours given over to basking in the glow of an imagined future, of being carried away in streams of promise by a love or… — Mark Strand

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