Quotes by : Tracy Chevalier

If redwoods are the backbone of California, oaks are of England.

Prying out a stump reminded him of how deeply a tree clung to the ground, how tenacious a hold it had....

What made him most attractive was that he was attracted to her. Another’s interest can be a powerful....

It turned out plant collecting was a solitary occupation. In the past Robert had enjoyed being alone,....

It was not a house where secrets could be kept easily.

He could not tell all of the California pines apart, the gray pine from the coulter, the bushop from....

It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.

Warp threads are thicker than the weft, and made of a coarser wool as well. I think of them as like wives.....

It is not easy to let someone go, even when they have said unforgivable things to you.

Say something worth the words.