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Quotes About Gardenia

mixture of gardenia and something earthy like tea leaves—and
~ Danielle Girard
'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.
~ Mary J. Blige
I hated roses. I hated them for being so trite, so clichéd, a default, all-purpose flower that said I love you, I'm sorry, and get well soon. Give me peonies and tulips, orchids or gardenia. Those were flowers with character.
~ Justina Chen Headley
Portofino in the '60s was magic. Women in bright silk, each with a gardenia in their hand. The bottle started then, in my mind.
~ Elsa Peretti
A group of plants she cultivated in pots on her patio. Jasmine that opened up in the evenings, flame-colored hibiscus, creamy gardenia with glossy leaves.
~ Jhumpa Lahiri
The poem is neither here nor there, and with a girl's breast it can illuminate the nights. With the glow of an apple it fills two bodies with light and with a gardenia's breath it can revive a homeland!
~ Mahmoud Darwish