Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart
Carol Wall
Top 10 Best Quotes
“You explained how certain plants are known to propagate by sending seeds out on the breeze or on the rushing waters,” I reminded him. “Your friendships are strong, like those plants. The word has been passed, and as a result, your family’s needs will be met.” A”
“Rules for a happy marriage (over Time) 1. Kiss. A lot. The world can wait. 2. Clear your mind of your imaginary troubles, as the real ones need some neurons to bounce off of. 3. As to thoughts of “other people . . .” The spouse you pledged your heart to is an “other” person. Guard your words and actions in the sanctity of that. With”
“you can’t keep the birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest there.”
“We have our own club,” I said. “The downside is that it’s a club no one wants to join. The upside is that we can talk about anything we want to, and no one can accuse us of being morbid. And it’s oddly liberating. No one chides us about our weight or our triglycerides. There’s no one to impress, and nothing else to be lost.”
“Legend has it that the hummingbird is able to float free of Time.”
“In every moment there exists a lifetime. Every day brings something good!”
“I considered what might have been Giles’s greatest lesson to me—his example of the gracious acceptance of the handicaps and afflictions life had brought him. He had shown me that the earth is full of hidden treasures.”
“Giles Owita seemed inclined to elevate and honor everyone and everything.”
“Cure” is fool’s gold. Something is going to get all of us. We will all die. Healing involves our response to this certainty—our understanding of our place in the universe and our purpose in this life.”
“Carol says that Giles Owita taught her “what you do when that script you have written for your life does not work out . . . how do we graciously slip into Plan B. . . .”
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