Logo
All sounds are sharper in winter; the air transmits better. At nig

All sounds are sharper in winter; the air transmits better. At night I hear more distinctly the steady roar of the North Mountain. In summer it is a sort of complacent purr, as the breezes stroke down its sides; but in winter always the same low, sullen growl. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Winter
category

In winter-time visions of Spring and Summer are conjured at will by poets… – Helen Rose Anne Milman Crofton, My Kalendar of Country Delights, “Prelude,” 1903

Category:
Winter
[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

Category:
Winter

In seed-time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. – William Blake

Category:
Winter

Winter is a time of promise because there is so little to do — or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so. – Stanley Crawford, A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm, 1992

Category:
Winter

Random Quotes

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people. – Abdul Kalam

Category:
Courage

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns. – Lawrence Welk

Category:
famous

Star Trek fans usually know the metaphors of life better than most mainstream poets. – Terri Guillemets

Category:
Life

I will spend the next four years rebuilding the foundation of a opportunity society led by free people and free enterprises. – Mitt Romney

Category:
Society