" Flowers are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character. "

— Lydia M. Child

" When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. "

— Ansel Adams

" Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. "

— Gerard De Nerval

" Acquaintances were always on their best behavior, but sisters loved each other enough to say anything. "

— Lauren Weisberger

" The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. "

— John Vance Cheney

" All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore love for love's sake, because it is the only law of life, just as you breathe to live. "

— swami vivekananda