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Albert CamusIn the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Anton ChekhovPeople don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Søren KierkegaardWhy I so much prefer autumn to spring is that in the autumn one looks at heaven--in the spring at the earth.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

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Philip RothIt’s a family joke that when I was a tiny child I turned from the window out of which I was watching a snowstorm, and hopefully asked, “Momma, do we believe in winter?”

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

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Albert CamusAutumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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George SantayanaTo be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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T. S. EliotApril is the cruellest month.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Umberto EcoThere is no news in August.

—  Umberto Eco, 1932-2016, Italian writer

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Pierre Claude BoisteCountries without winter have no spring.

—  Pierre Claude Boiste, 1765-1824, French lexicographer

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William ShakespeareNow is the winter of our discontent.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ King Richard III

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Anton ChekhovCountry acquaintances are charming only in the country and only in the summer. In the city, in winter, they lose half of their appeal.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Nelson AlgrenChicago is an October sort of city even in spring.

—  Nelson Algren, 1909-1981, American writer

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George EliotDelicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

John SteinbeckWhat good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

—  John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962

Rainer Maria RilkeSpring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

George HerbertEvery mile is two in winter.

—  George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet

Francis Scott FitzgeraldLife starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

Charles DickensIt was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaCivilizations are the summer noise of insects between two winters.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Remy de GourmontAutumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end.

—  Remy de Gourmont, 1858-1915, French poet

Quotes in Verse

Odysseas ElytisWith the first drop of rain
the summer was killed.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Emily DickinsonNovember always seemed to me the Norway of the year.

—  Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet

Proverbs

American Indian proverbWalk lightly in the spring; Mother Earth is pregnant.

—  American Indian proverb ‐ Kiowa

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