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Sharman Apt Russell Quotes

The more we learn about flowers, the less silent they are.

The more we learn about flowers, the less silent they are.

Sharman Apt Russell
Flower, Silent
Sharman Apt Russell (2002). “Anatomy of a Rose: Exploring the Secret Life of Flowers”, p.10, Basic Books

I will help-but only so much, only so far. It is not that I believe these children are less than my own. It is not that I believe I do not have a responsibility for them. It is just that in a world of haves and have-nots, I do not want to give up too much of what I have. I do not want to diminish the complexity and diversity of my life. Instead, I will choose to spend another seventy-five dollars on myself rather than send another child to school, and I will choose to do this over and over again. I no longer think of myself as a good person. I have adjusted to that.

Sharman Apt Russell
Children, Giving Up, Believe

Flowers are not symbols of power. Flowers are too brief, too frail, to elicit much hope of eternity. In truth, flowers are far removed from the human condition and from all human hope. For a moment, in that moment, flowers are simply beautiful.

Sharman Apt Russell
Beautiful, Flower, Moments
Sharman Apt Russell (2002). “Anatomy of a Rose: Exploring the Secret Life of Flowers”, p.2, Basic Books

In the second century A.D. the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius may have best defined pantheism when he wrote, “Everything is interwoven, and the web is holy.

Sharman Apt Russell
May, Holy, Pantheism

I believe in something that I do not yet understand.

Sharman Apt Russell
Believe, I Believe, I Believe In

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