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The most noteworthy thing about gardeners is that they are always optimistic, always enterprising, and never satisfied. They always look forward to doing something better than they have ever done before.
Vita Sackville-West
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Vita Sackville-West
Age: 70 †
Born: 1892
Born: March 9
Died: 1962
Died: June 2
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[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts.
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I miss you even more than I could have believed and I was prepared to miss you a good deal.
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To hope for Paradise is to live in Paradise, a very different thing from actually getting there.
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