May we agree that private life is irrelevant? Multiple, mixed, ambiguous at best — out of it we try to fashion the crystal clear, the singular, the absolute, and that is what is relevant; that is what matters. – May Sarton
No partner in a love relationship… should feel that he has to give up an essential part of himself to make it viable. – May Sarton
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. – May Sarton
Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of the spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth, and without light nothing flowers. – May Sarton
It is the privilege of those who fear love to murder those who do not fear it! – May Sarton
In the country of pain we are each alone. – May Sarton
A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself. – May Sarton
Time spent with cats is never wasted. – May Sarton
A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless. – May Sarton
I can understand people simply fleeing the mountainous effort Christmas has become… but there are always a few saving graces and finally they make up for all the bother and distress. – May Sarton
