Marigolds Quotes

“For some reason he remembered the Mexican name for carnations. Somebody must have told him when he was a kid. They were called Nails of Love ---and marigolds , the Nails of Death. It was a word lie nails---claveles. Maybe he'd better put marigolds on his mothers grave.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“Vibrant azaleas of pink and purple scattered themselves about the field, as if laughing quietly at winter, while marigolds in all their golden brightness crowned the periphery of the scene like royal sentinels. Morning glories, peonies, and tulips in turn took their cue, performers of reality bowing on a wide stage of green.”
― Gina Marinello-Sweeney, Prince of Chandeliers