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Hal Borland
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Harold "Hal" Glen Borland (May 14, 1900 – February 22, 1978) was an American author, journalist and naturalist.
Quotes
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
Countryman: A Summary of Belief, Lippincott, 1965, p. 99
You fight dandelions all week-end, and late Monday afternoon there they are, pert as all get out, in full and gorgeous bloom, pretty as can be, thriving as only dandelions can in the face of adversity.
"Dandelions," The New York Times, 9 May 1954
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.
Sundial of the Seasons, Lippincott, 1964, p. 49
External links
Category:Novelists from the United States
Category:1900 births
Category:1978 deaths
Category:Journalists from Nebraska
Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States
Category:Naturalists from the United States