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Karel Capek was a renowned Czech writer born on January 9, 1890, and died on December 25, 1938. He is best known for his science fiction novel 'R.U.R. – Rossum's Universal Robots,' which had a profound impact on the development of science fiction literature.

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“Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and meditative occupation. It is an insatiable passion, like everything else to which a man gives his heart.”

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Book:The Gardener's Year

Source: The Gardener's Year

“I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it's all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs.”

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Book:R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

Source: R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

“I find that a real gardener is not a man who cultivates flowers; he is a man who cultivates the soil. He is a creature who digs himself into the earth and leaves the sight of what is on it to us gaping good-for-nothings. He lives buried in the ground. He builds his monument in a heap of compost. If he came into the Garden of Eden, he would sniff excitedly and say: "Good Lord, what humus!"”

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Book:The Gardener's Year

Source: The Gardener's Year

“There are several ways to lay out a little garden; the best way is to get a gardener.”

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“After his death the gardener does not become a butterfly, intoxicated by the perfumes of the flowers, but a garden worm tasting all the dark, nitrogenous, and spicy delights of the soil.”

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Book:The Gardener's Year

Source: The Gardener's Year

About the Author

Born: January 9, 1890
Died: December 25, 1938
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 48

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