More and more I knew my budding world was ruined if he were free in it. As a specimen Mr. Wallace might be my pride. Glory to him in a jar. But free! Better to release the sweet moving tiger or the delicate snake, the monumental elephant. I was just a castaway to be devoured. - William H. Gass
Every budding dictatorship begins by muzzling the artists, because they're a mouthy lot and they don't line up and salute very easily. - Margaret Atwood
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new, And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears. The rose is sweetest with morning dew, And love is loveliest when embalmed in tears. - Sir Walter Scott