“That story, as all good stories, planted a seed in my soul and never left me.”
Chigozie Obioma (1986) Nigerian writer
The fishermen (2015)
“But veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls.”
— George Eliot, book Romola
Volume II, Chapter XXV
Romola (1863)
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Julia Cameron (1948) American writer
Blessings (1998)
Context: When I listen to love, I am listening to my true nature. When I express love, I am expressing my true nature. All of us love. All of us do it more and more perfectly. The past has brought us both ashes and diamonds. In the present we find the flowers of what we've planted and the seeds of what we are becoming. I plant the seeds of love in my heart. I plant the seeds of love in the hearts of others.
“I want to plant a few more seeds here and there before they plant me.”
Doris Haddock (1910–2010) American political activist
“Alienation and loneliness plant the seeds for rebellion and consciousness.”
B. W. Powe (1955) Canadian writer
Third Meditation, p. 157
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“The seed must grow regardless
Of the fact that it’s planted in stone”
Tupac Shakur book The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Source: The Rose That Grew from Concrete
“The Spiral Dance is a seed planted twenty years ago.”
Starhawk (1951) American author, activist and Neopagan
Bodhi Tree lecture (1999)
Context: The Spiral Dance is a seed planted twenty years ago. Over the last two decades, the goddess movement has grown from many seeds like a garden of long-life flowers and healing herbs. It's a big garden — I've tended only one corner of it.
“Plant lots and lots of seeds and hopefully one will grow!”
Melanie Perkins (1987) Australian technology entrepreneur
Source: https://twitter.com/arjunmahadevan/status/1677775875369058304
“Your seed is your initial intent and it flourishes when your actions reflect that intent.”
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 155