242 Quotes About Fruit

  • Author Jody Shields
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    The fig tree grows its flowers strangely inside out, concealed within the soft interior of the fruit. Erszébet imagines the fig's hidden fairy weight of seeds, grown in sweetness that is also a darkness. Like treasure in a cave.

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  • Author Adam Leith Gollner
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    The playwright Edward Albee has characterized [the suddenness of the appearance of fruits and flowers in evolutionary history] as 'that heartbreaking second when it all got together: the sugars and the acids and the ultraviolets, and the next thing you knew there were tangerines and string quartets.

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  • Author Sheikh Gulzar-Kashmir herbs
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    Kashmir, called "Paradise on Earth" by Mughal emperor Akbar, is famous for scenic lakes, snow clad mountains, alpine meadows and pastures. But the state is also considered as a treasure trove of herbs which have high medicinal and edible value. These herbs are of great significance to the manufacturing of ayurvedic and unani medicines. Researchers have not fully explored the herbal wealth of Kashmir and a lot needs to be done in this field.

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  • Author Gregor Collins
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    Humans the world over have no problem chewing unhealthy food, yet the moment they realize they've eaten that tiny, black, hardened end of a banana, it's as if they've just put feces in their mouths.

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