Quotation by

Tennessee Williams

The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Delicate flowers growing in a harsh, rocky environment show how gentle forces can gradually change even the toughest obstacles. This suggests that persistence and subtle strength can overcome seemingly solid barriers in nature.

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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

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I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.