Tayberries And Loganberries Quotes

Anyone who knows me will attest that at any time during the day, you are most likely to find me picking tayberries, 'deadheading' peppermint, or succession-planting shallots. There is almost nothing, really, that I would rather do. ~ Andrew Weil

My Grandmother standing wordless fifteen minutes Between rows of loganberries, clippers poised in her hand. ~ Gary Snyder

When a bone breaks, it heals stronger in the cracks. I realize this is what is happening to her heart. ~ Nayomi Munaweera

Funny thing about fear. When you cling to it, the fear grows exponentially, a monster morphing into a suffocating mass. But when you face it head-on, conquering the beast before it swallows you whole, you find there was nothing there to fear at all. The chains break, and the whole world feels lighter than ever before. ~ Juliette Cross

No friend have I. I must live by myself alone; but I know well that God is nearer to me than others in my art, so I will walk fearlessly with Him. ~ Ludwig Van Beethoven

A pig resembles a saint in that he is more honored after death than during his lifetime. ~ Irma S. Rombauer

There are times when I wish I could go back and change the course of my life. Make different choices ... But the past cannot be changed, and we carry our choices with us, forward, into the unknown. We can only move on. Do you remember that I told you that at Spence? ~ Libba Bray

So I came home to the one person I knew I could trust, someone who loved me for who I am. You, Katie. I felt safe with. ~ Jade C. Jamison

Teen books are like adult books, without all the bullshit. ~ Jack Martin

What you must do," said Monkey, "is lure the monster from its hiding place, but be certain it is a fight you can survive. ~ Wu Cheng'en

The better educated we are and the more acquired information we have, the better prepared shall we find our minds for making great and fruitful discoveries. ~ Claude Bernard

Suppose neutral angels were able to talk, Yahweh and Lucifer – God and Satan, to use their popular titles – into settling out of court. What would be the terms of the compromise? Specifically, how would they divide the assets of their early kingdom?

Would God be satisfied the loaves and fishes and itty-bitty thimbles of Communion wine, while Satan to have the red-eye gravy, eighteen-ounce New York Stakes, and buckets of chilled champagne? Would God really accept twice-a-month lovemaking for procreative purposes and give Satan the all night, no-holds-barred, nasty "can't-get-enough-of-you" hot-as-hell-fucks?

Think about it. Would Satan get New Orleans, Bangkok, and the French Riviera and God get Salt Lake City? Satan get ice hockey, God get horseshoes? God get bingo, Satan get stud poker? Satan get LSD; God, Prozac? God get Neil Simon; Satan Oscar Wilde? ~ Tom Robbins

This is why there is poetry. For days like these. ~ Paula McLain