“Nobody around here had ever seen a lady beekeeper till her. She liked to tell everybody that women made the best beekeepers, 'cause they have a special ability built into them to love creatures that sting. It comes from years of loving children and husbands.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“I hadn't been out to the hives before, so to start off she gave me a lesson in what she called 'bee yard etiquette'. She reminded me that the world was really one bee yard, and the same rules work fine in both places. Don't be afraid, as no life-loving bee wants to sting you. Still, don't be an idiot; wear long sleeves and pants. Don't swat. Don't even think about swatting. If you feel angry, whistle. Anger agitates while whistling melts a bee's temper. Act like you know what you're doing, even if you don't. Above all, send the bees love. Every little thing wants to be loved.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“It takes a bee 10,000,000 trips to collect enough nectar to make 1 pound of honey.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“After you get stung, you can't get unstung
no matter how much you whine about it.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
no matter how much you whine about it.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
“You are my everlasting home. Don't you ever be afraid. I am enough. We are enough.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
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