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[W]hat a severe yet master artist old Winter is.... No longer the
[W]hat a severe yet master artist old Winter is…. No longer the canvas and the pigments, but the marble and the chisel. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866

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In the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold. – Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes

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The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866

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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. – Montenegrin Proverb

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I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood. – Bill Watterson

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