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I hardly have any spare time! But when I do, I garden a lot - I love plants and flowers.

I've always loved flowers, as a little girl I'd collect flower objects and little flower books. Now I love flowers on my night table and on my desk.

I want my flowers while I'm alive.

I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms every morning.

I try to always have flowers in the house. I have a florist in Chinatown, and they deliver orchids every two weeks. I like living with living things.

I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.

I write the way you might arrange flowers. Not every try works, but each one launches another. Every constraint, even dullness, frees up a new design.