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“A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.”

― Matshona Dhliwayo 

 

 

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“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
― Anne Frank

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"When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you." 
- ©Lao Tzu

 

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“May you live every day of your life.” ― Jonathan Swift 

 

watercolour and pastel on paper, 420x300 mm, 2020

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“In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.”― Okakura Kakuzo

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“The flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days.”

– Robert Leighton

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“This is what l love about flowers. Wherever possible, they just grow; in between the weeds, through a crack in a stone, in the middle of mud or moss - they just grow fearlessly, so confident of their short-lived beauty.”― Asma Naqi

~Heart of the Universe~

“That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged — to hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony.”― Hermann Hesse, Gertrude

~The Blooming Universe~

“Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out.” ― Criss Jami, Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality