The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.

Quote by Phyllis McGinley

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Gossip is the tool of the poet, the shoptalk of the scientist and the consolation...

Gossip is the tool of the poet, the shoptalk of the scientist and the consolation...

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace...

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace...

I do not know who first invented the myth of sexual equality. But it is...

I do not know who first invented the myth of sexual equality. But it is...

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect...

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect...

A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she...

A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be...

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be...

Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of...

Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity.

Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity.

Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.

Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.

Those wearing tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.

Those wearing tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.

Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it...

Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it...

Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get...

Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get...

Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill.

Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.