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“One wants to move through life with elegance and grace, blossoming infrequently but with exquisite taste, and perfect timing, like a rare bloom, a zebra orchid... One wants... But one so seldom gets what one wants, does one?”
― Angels in America
― Angels in America
“Man takes root at his feet, and at best he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it.”
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“And when two people understand each other in their inmost hearts,
Their words are sweet and strong like the fragrance of orchids.”
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Their words are sweet and strong like the fragrance of orchids.”
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“You should see the way she smiles when I rattle off the names of the orchids in the greenhouse: oncidium, dendrobium, bulbophyllum, and epidendrum, tickling her face with each blossom. I wouldn't be surprised if 'Orchidaceae' was her first word.”
― The Language of Flowers
― The Language of Flowers
“Many collectors died in process of searching for new species, and despite persistent reports that the men died from drowning, gunshot and knife wounds, snakebite, trampling by cattle, or blows in the head with blunt instruments, it is generally accepted that in each case the primary cause of death was orchid fever.”
― Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
― Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
Philosophy
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SoundEagle’s 2025 Year in Books
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