A hundred objective measurements didn't sum the worth of a garden; only the delight of its users did that. Only the use made it mean something. (Lois McMaster Bujold)

A hundred objective measurements didn't sum the worth of a garden; only the delight of its users did that. Only the use made it mean something.

Lois McMaster Bujold

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