“All flowers are not to be picked; some are meant to stay rooted so their beauty may continue to sing praises unto nature.”

“A flower may be beautiful all on its own, but a person is never truly beautiful unless someone's eyes show him that he is beautiful.”

“I sing the Equalities, modern or old, I sing the endless finales of things; I say Nature continues—Glory continues;I praise with electric voice; For I do not see one imperfection in the universe; And I do not see one cause or result lamentable at last in the universe. O setting sun! though the time has come, I still warble under you, if none else does, unmitigated adoration.”

“Deep in their roots all flowers keep the light.”

“So when at times the mob is swayedTo carry praise or blame too far,We may choose something like a starTo stay our minds on and be staid.”

“The one Jack had picked up was clearly of the flower/nature variety if he was vomiting foliage.”