21 Lilac Quotes and Sayings

Lilac is a flowering plant that grows on rocky hills native to the Balkan peninsula and the olive family Oleaceae. These species are widely grown as decoration and have been brought to other parts of Europe, such as Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and most North America. The lilac itself is a cluster of violets. Lilac is widely used for decoration and is in great demand by gardeners. There are several collections of quotes and “lilac” sayings that can be used as inspiration.

The last unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. – Peter S. Beagle

Lilacs are May in essence. – Jean Hersey

May: the lilacs are in bloom. Forget yourself. – Marty Rubin

Snow is bruised lilac in half light: such pure solace. – David Mitchell

If the lilacs bloomed earlier, it could mean we had a milder winter, so look out for potential insect outbreaks. – David Wolfe

I cannot understand why my arm is not a lilac tree.     – Leonard Cohen

A faint smell of lilac filled the air. There was always lilac in this part of town. Where there were grandmothers, there was always lilac. – Laura Miller

The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers: blooming is hard, and the most important thing is – to bloom. – Yevgeny Zamyatin

Just now the lilac is in bloom All before my little room. – Rupert Brooke

The smell of lilacs crept poignantly into the room like a remembered spring. – Margaret Millar

Like restless birds, the breath of coming rain, Creeps, lilac-laden, up the village street. – John McCrae

Lilac makes on occasion a sound between a sniff and a snort that’s as damning as all improper words in the language and, like them, can’t be written down. – Leslie Ford

Lilac won’t talk to me again. There’s a tremor. – Amie Kaufman

Strive not for beauty of raiment, nor for stately dwellings…behold the lilac. – L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Their lives spun off the tilting world like thread off a spindle, breakfast time, suppertime, lilac time, apple time. – Marilynne Robinson

May: the lilacs are in bloom. Forget yourself. – Marty Rubin

The thought of hovering above the earth, weightless in a lilac sky, appealed to her, in the same way imaginary friends appealed to her, or talking alligators. – Sarah Addison Allen

The world is brimmed with moonlight, The lilac brimmed with dew. – Sara Teasdale

The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers: blooming is hard, and the most important thing is – to bloom. – Yevgeny Zamyatin

Philosophy: a purple bullfinch in a lilac tree. – T. S. Eliot

The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future. – Margaret Millar

Some expressions from various quotes about lilac can make you change your life to be more excited and quotes on motivation in life experiences to be better.