Give It Sweetness

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”

—John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

 

Its Chill

“The air had lost the sharp heart of its chill. Winter’s back was broken.”

— Robert Goolrick (A Reliable Wife)

Happy First Day of Spring!

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“Are the days of winter sunshine just as sad for you, too? When it is misty, in the evenings, and I am out walking by myself, it seems to me that the rain is falling through my heart and causing it to crumble into ruins.”

— Gustave Flaubert

Photograph A Ray of Sunshine by Claudia Dea (public domain)

Winter Is Not A Season

“Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.”
― Sinclair Lewis

• Title: Two towers–New York
• Creator(s): Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946, photographer
• Date Created/Published: 1914.
• Public domain photograph from the Library of Congress

The Time For Comfort

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
― Edith Sitwell

• Title: The best part of coasting – the walk back
• Creator(s): Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959, artist
• Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, Puck Building, 1912 January 24.
• Public domain illustration from the Library of Congress