Fig Tree Quotes

“I don't know what I ate, but I felt immensely better after the first mouthful. It occurred to me that my vision of the fig-tree and all the fat figs that withered and fell to the earth might well have arisen from the profound void of an empty stomach.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“The fig tree had dropped its fruit all over the ground. Ripe figs lay in the dust, exploded, bloody, as if the sky had rained organs.”
― Rupert Thomson, The Five Gates of Hell

“According to Mark 11:12-13, God's messengers were not the only ones who were incompetent: 'He [Jesus] was hungry. And on seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.'

Imagine Jesus, the divine, holy, wisest of the wise not knowing that figs were out of season. Now allegedly Jesus could have performed a miracle and made figs magically appear, but he preferred sour grapes instead: Then he said to the tree, 'May no one ever eat fruit from you again.' (Mark 11:14)”
― G.M. Jackson, The Jesus Delusion

“Leadership is empowering others to sit under their own vine and fig tree – developing their inner strength and collaborative strength.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“Ela teve muitas vidas, e algumas foram ruins, mas várias foram boas, e talvez não haja apenas um único caminho a seguir.”
― Holly Gramazio, The Husbands