"I think," said Miriam, "if you treat them with reverence you don't do them any harm. It is the spirit you pluck them in that matters."
~ Sons and Lovers, Chapter 9, by D. H. Lawrence.
For some reason, that quote resounds with me. I've never thought about plucking flowers before - after all, Mother kills plants for a living and as an art form,
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