No hardy perennial has the enduring quality of hope. Cut it to the roots, stamp it underfoot, let … - Rachel Field

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Rachel Field

No hardy perennial has the enduring quality of hope. Cut it to the roots, stamp it underfoot, let frost and fire work their will, and still some valiant shoot will push, to grow again on such scanty fare as it can find. Only time and the cruel quicklime of fact can destroy that stubborn urgency.

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It's terrible when the weak are also cruel for then we are defenseless against them.

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Something told the wild geese It was time to go. Though the fields lay golden Something whispered, "snow. " Leaves were green and stirring, Berries, luster-glossed, But beneath warm feathers Something cautioned, "frost. " All the sagging orchards Steamed with amber spice But each wild breast stiffened At remembered ice. Something told the wild geese It was time to fly- Summer sun was on their wings, Winter in their cry.

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Isnt it strange some people make You feel so tired inside, Your thoughts begin to shrivel up Like leaves all brown and dried!But when youre with some other ones Its stranger still to find Your thought as thick as fireflies All shiny in your mind!

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One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.

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. . . his hoofbeats fall like rain, over and over again.

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