Hal Borland Quotes

Harold "Hal" Glen Borland was an American author, journalist and naturalist. In addition to writing many non-fiction and fiction books about the outdoors, he was a staff writer and editorialist for The New York Times. Wikipedia  

✵ 14. May 1900 – 22. February 1978
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Famous Hal Borland Quotes

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”

Countryman: A Summary of Belief, Lippincott, 1965, p. 99

“You fight dandelions all week-end, and late Monday afternoon there they are, pert as all get out, in full and gorgeous bloom, pretty as can be, thriving as only dandelions can in the face of adversity.”

"Dandelions," http://books.google.com/books?id=IYYZAAAAIAAJ&q=%22You+fight+dandelions+all+week+end+and+late+Monday+afternoon+there+they+are+pert+as+all+get+out+in+full+and+gorgeous+bloom+pretty+as+can+be+thriving+as+only+dandelions+can+in+the+face+of+adversity%22&pg=PA60#v=onepage The New York Times, 9 May 1954 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950CE5D9113CE43ABC4153DFB366838F649EDE

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”

Sundial of the Seasons, Lippincott, 1964, p. 49

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