To this day I cannot see a bright daffodil, a proud gladiola, or a smooth eggplant without thinking of Papa. Like his plants and trees, I grew up as a part of his garden. – Leo Buscaglia
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. – Leo Buscaglia
Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. – Leo Buscaglia
I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, No, I wont do it, I wont behave his way anymore. Im lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving, and then you do it. – Leo Buscaglia
Laying out grounds… may be considered as a liberal art, in some sort like poetry and painting…. it is to assist Nature in moving the affections… the affections of those who have the deepest perception of the beauty of Nature… – William Wordsworth, letter to George Beaumont, 1805 October 17th [Author trivia: