Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was an Anglo-American novelist and playwright best known for children's classics such as The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Her work often explores childhood, nature and emotional renewal, reflected in the quoted line that frames the world as a garden.

Quotes by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. — Frances Hodgson Burnett

Seeing The World Anew As A Garden

Ultimately, Burnett’s quote invites an inner transformation as much as an outer one. To look ‘the right way’ is to cultivate qualities of a good gardener—patience, curiosity, and a belief that small, consistent efforts matter. Just as seasons in a garden teach us to accept cycles of death and rebirth, this way of seeing helps us endure setbacks with the trust that new growth is possible. In learning to look differently, we do not escape the world’s difficulties; instead, we become better equipped to cultivate patches of beauty and life within them. [...]

Created on: 11/28/2025