Quotes from Terri Guillemets

The stars, like many other things, are only romantic from a distance.

One man's quiet is another man's din.

Friends make you smile — best friends make you giggle 'til you pee your pants.

When the soil disappears, the soul disappears.

Plants — light and life grown green

Plants cry their gratitude for the sun in green joy.

Plants give us oxygen for the lungs and for the soul.

Grandma always called her vegetable garden the Chapel — it brought her closer to God, was full of miracles, and fed the hungering of others.

When one of my plants dies, I die a little inside too.

Volunteers wear work-boots but leave a trail of angel footprints.

Each good deed strengthens our angel wings.

Those humble, quiet, behind-the-scenes people are the reason anything ever gets done.

Angels don't get paid even though theirs is some of the most important work around. Ditto for volunteers.

The wisest one-word sentence? Breathe.

You can shout it to every star, Bare your soul up to the moon, Cast your problems nightly afar— But they always flood back by noon.

Don't let the hours own you.

Flowers are fragrant metaphors— Happy colors sing "Carpe diem!" Wilting whispers "Memento mori."

the warm seed of life the green stem of living sweet carpe-diem flowers

The time you think you're missing misses you too.

If a butterfly lands on your shoulder, don't wait until later to enjoy it.

fragility of life, finality of death

Yiipppeeee! It's a new day! A special day. It's today!

My childhood smells like a box of Crayola crayons.

Put on your dream hat and dance all the way to success!