In his garden, every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation.

Snowdrops: Theirs is a fragile but hardy celebration... in the very teeth of winter.

The gardens of my youth were fragrant gardens and it is their sweetness rather than their patterns of their furnishings that I now most clearly recall.

While working among the little plants of the far places of the world we forget the narrowness of our own orbit.

In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation. Here is one spot where each may experience the "romance of possibility".

To the landscape architect a rock garden... appears... the work of a lunatic.

He lacks much who has no aptitude for idleness.

Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.

Your grandpa is a man that you can love until the end of your life. I love my grandpa and respect him. I cherish my grandpa while I have him.

Just because you're famous doesn't mean you're something special and you're above other people.

A dirty word in the film business right now is intelligence.

In America, we are living in a country where the deep economic problems have not been solved and arguably, in many cases, haven't been addressed.

The editors are committed to nothing save this: to keep common sense as fast as they can, to belabor sham as agreeably as possible, to give civilized entertainment.

I'm always nervous about going home, just as I am nervous about rereading books that have meant a lot to me.

Adolescence and early youth...the fires are burning fastest, right? And your energy level is highest. It demands...and rock is screaming type music.

I figured if the plane goes down, I'll go with a great genius and will always have my name connected with his.

There is a ... matter - much more valuable and divine than natural philosophy . ... On this matter I must speak to you in enigmas.