"Snowstorms may yet whiten fields and gardens, high winds may howl about the trees and chimneys, but the little blue heralds persistently proclaim from the orchard and the garden that the spring procession has begun to move."

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Source : Neltje Blanchan (1922). “Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods about Our Homes”

Neltje Blanchan

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“It is cruel for you to leave your daughter, so full of hope and resolve, to suffer the humiliations of disfranchisement she already feels so keenly, and which she will find more and more galling as she grows into the stronger and grander woman she is sure to be. If it were your son who for any cause was denied his right to have his opinion counted, you would compass sea and land to lift the ban from him.”
“My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy.”
“Memory - that fiend, that cruel enemy of comfort.”
“I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?”
“There is nothing that we can see on earth which does not either show the wretchedness of man or the mercy of God. One either sees the powerlessness of man without God, or the strength of man with God.”
“Two things that matter to me. Emotional resonance and rocket launchers.”
“Curiosity is thought on its entering edge.”
“People who just listen to music and are not a part of the creative community should realize that there is a lot of interaction between artists who have different styles.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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