Let us open our leaves like a flower, and be passive and receptive.
- John Keats
flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.
- John Ruskin
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
- Anais Nin
Every child is born a naturalist.
His eyes are, by nature, open to the glories of the stars, the beauty of the flowers, and the mystery of life.
- R. Search