How sad would be November if we had no knowledge of the spring! – Edwin Way Teale, Circle of the Seasons, 1953

October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy draughts that bit at exposed hands and faces. – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, “The Lion and the Serpe

The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully. – Henry Rollins, “Empowerment Through Libraries,” November 2013, LAWeekly