"In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation. Each within his green enclosure is a creator, and no two shall reach the same conclusion; nor shall we, any more than other creative workers, be ever wholly satisfied with our accomplishment. Ever a season ahead of us floats the vision of perfection and herein lies its perennial charm."

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Source : "Colour in My Garden".

Louise Wilder

#Lying Quotes #Apology Quotes #Men Quotes

“My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also.”
“Literature is the voice of the age and the state; the character, energy, and resources of the country are reflected and imaged forth in the conceptions of its great minds; they are organs of the time; they speak not their own language, they scarce think their own thoughts; but under an impulse like the prophetic enthusiasm of old, they must feel and utter the sentiments which society inspires.”
“Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.”
“I have always been clear that cinema is not my priority and that my family is.”
“Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer.”
“There is a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity and nuclear power: the will.”
“It seems to me that it had no other rationale than to show that we are not simply the country of entertainers, but also that of engineers and builders called from across the world to build bridges, viaducts, stations and major monuments of modern industry, the Eiffel Tower deserves to be treated with consideration.”
“Why...is the hunter who shoots a deer for venison subject to more criticism than the person who buys a ham at the supermarket? Overall, it is probably the intensively reared pig who has suffered more.”

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