"This little book...is just a garland of good or enkindling poetry and prose fitted to urge folk into the open air...w…"

"I hate to be reminded of the passage of time, and in a garden of flowers one can never escape from it. It is one of t…"

"I don't want to give it to you, so please take it quickly and hide it, or I shall ask for it back. It is a very sordi…"

"There are moments when one is more ashamed of what is called culture than any one can ever be of ignorance."

"One of the most serious thoughts that life provokes is the reflection that we can never tell, at the time, whether a …"

"I will admit to feeling exceedingly proud when any cat has singled me out for notice; for, of course, every cat is re…"

"The mere fact of never having a holiday is not in itself distressing. Holidays often are overrated disturbances of ro…"

"The special quality of the act of finding something, with its consequent exhilaration, is half unexpectedness and hal…"

"One must expect inconsistency. Every moment conditions are different, and therefore we are; every moment we are older…"

"Cynicism and self-esteem run through everything. Christian of course we never were, and never shall be, not even in a…"