"I long for the bulbs to arrive, for……" — May Sarton
"I long for the bulbs to arrive, for the early autumn chores are melancholy, but the planting of bulbs is the work of hope and is always thrilling."
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153 Quotes by May Sarton
May Sarton has 153 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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- I am not a greedy person except about flowers and plants, and then I become fanatically greedy.
- True gardeners cannot bear a glove Between the sure touch and the tender root.
- What is there to do when people die - people so dear and rare - but bring them back by…
- A holiday gives one a chance to look backward and forward; to reset oneself by an inner compass.
- Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius.
- When addressed, a Gentleman Cat does not move a muscle. He looks as if he hasn't heard.
- Though friendship is not quick to burn it is explosive stuff.
- He [the cat] wound himself around her legs, purring the purr of ardent desire like a kettle coming to a…
- What is destructive is impatience, haste, expecting too much too fast.
- Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of the capacity to learn! The…
- Solitude is one thing and loneliness is another.
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