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Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that

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

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A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself. – May Sarton

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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

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