Elizabeth von Arnim
Born: 08-30-1866
Elizabeth von Arnim was a British novelist born in Australia in 1866. Best known for her novel "Elizabeth and Her German Garden," she wrote with wit and insight about the complexities of women's lives and relationships. Her works often drew from her own experiences, blending humor with sharp social commentary. Her literary contributions continue to be celebrated for their charm and depth.
Book summaries for books written by Elizabeth von Arnim
Quotes
I love my garden, and I love working in it. To potter with green growing things, watching each day to see the dear, new sprouts come up, is like taking a hand in creation, I think.
There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.
It is one of my theories that the hearts of men are about alike, no matter what their skins are made of.
I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.
There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight.
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!
I am always happy when I am surrounded by green growing things, particularly under a foreign sky.
The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.
People that are very agreeable in themselves have a hard time in this world.
Gardening is not all plain sailing. It has its moments of being extremely aggravating, exasperating, irritating, and even maddening.
I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness, but I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them.