I was sitting alone in a grim mood – furious that the press attacked Senator Edwards on the price of a haircut. But it inspired me – from now on, all haircuts, etc., that are necessary and important for his campaign – please send the bills to me… It is a way to help our friend without government restrictions. Rachel Lambert Mellon Read Quote
I’m nearly blind. I can hardly see. But I’m taking some herbs. Something quacky. Rachel Lambert Mellon Read Quote
As a child, I had lived many years in Southampton and sang in the choir of the Dune Church. Rachel Lambert Mellon Read Quote
I don’t know what I’ve done that has made people so interested in me, more than anyone else. Rachel Lambert Mellon Read Quote
Part of creating is understanding that there is always more to do; nothing is ever completely finished. Rachel Lambert Mellon Read Quote
One of the first gardens I did outside the family was for the designer Hattie Carnegie. I was 23 then, and I went to her salon, but could not afford any of her dresses myself, though I loved them. Miss Carnegie suggested I do a garden in exchange for a coat and dress, and so I designed and planted a garden for her. Rachel Lambert Mellon Read Quote
I always design a landscape with fixed horizons whether it be mountains or a stone wall around a 20-foot-square plot. Rachel Lambert Mellon Read Quote
