Contemporary-gothic Quote by Kathleen Rowland

“By the time I emerge from them, I have somehow left in the quiet of the woods all that I thought was important when…

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“is a pearl, and a pearl buried in a dung heap is no less valuable for its surroundings.”

— Christine Merrill

“We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.”

— Lao Tzu

“Well, it's not a disaster, is it? Man, too, comes to his end, and here we are making a fuss about a clay pot!”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Sow some good. The soil is ready. Your harvest is guaranteed.”

— Maisie A. Smikle

“He says, no varnish can hide the grain of the wood, and that the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will…

— Charles Dickens

“I do not need the debris of your mind to furnish mine.”

— Jane Borodale

“Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“You'll be fertilizer regardless, might as well have interesting stories for the dirt.”

— Amrit Brar

“and go looking for a potted plant that appears hardy enough to survive being irrigated with the stuff.”

— Charles Stross

“Soil, blood, seed- Let me draw strength from you. let it be enough.”

— Emily Whitman

“Well, I myself find that respect is like manure. Use it where needed, and growth will flourish. Spread it on too thick, and things…

— Brandon Sanderson