Art, if it is art, will develop in whatever circumstances it is placed.

Love is an orchid which thrives principally on hot air.

Impermanence is the very essence of joy-the drop of bitterness that enables one to perceive the sweet.

each separate flower has a magic all its own.

I've always thought my flowers had souls.

Silence always gives consent.

When we come to the sundown road, we need all the love we have managed to take with us from the summit of the hill.

A letter has distinct advantages. You can say all you want to say before the other person has a chance to put in a word.

Married and unmarried women waste a great deal of time in feeling sorry for each other.

The things that are ours cannot be given away, or taken away, or lost. We break our hearts, all of us, trying to keep things that do not belong to us — and to which we have no right.

Heart-aches are forgotten, tears lose their bitterness, and like a leaf of lavendar in a store of linen, so does Memory make life sweet.

All great success and achievement is preceded and accompanied by hard, hard, work. When in doubt, 'try harder.' And if that doesn't work, try harder still!

European languages must not be considered diamonds displayed under a glass ball, dazzling us with their brilliance.

A long walk and grooming with a well-mannered dog is a Zen experience that leaves you refreshed and in a creative frame of mind.

Can I hit it in the morning with out giving you have of my dough?

Every problem solved is a problem made.

Handsome brother with a smooth goatee, makes me wonder why he act so ugly.

Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.

Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.

Donald Trump is interesting to people. He's intriguing. But they want to see that Donald Trump in the White House. And he's getting there and he's going to pivot there.

Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.