Logo
In winter there is no heat, no light, no noon, evening touches mor

In winter there is no heat, no light, no noon, evening touches morning, there is fog, and mist, the window is frosted, and you cannot see clearly. The sky is but the mouth of a cave. The whole day is the cave…. Frightful season! Winter changes into stone the water of heaven and the heart of man. – Victor Hugo, Les Misérables: Fantine, translated from French by Chas. E. Wi

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

It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it. – John Burroughs, “Winter Sunshine”

Category:
Winter

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the fleshy, in summer. I should say winter had given the bone and sinew to Literature, summer the tissues and blood. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866

Category:
Winter

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

Category:
Winter

Winter is nature’s way of saying, “Up yours.” – Robert Byrne

Category:
Winter

Random Quotes

I have a tickle in my brain. And it keeps making the corners of my mouth point toward the heavens. – Jeb Dickerson, jebdickerson.com

Category:
Smiles

Love shouldnt be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you cant have that from the get-go, theres a problem. – Aaron Carter

Category:
Jealousy

It couldnt sound like a dog, because K9 isnt a dog, but I made it sound as mechanical as possible. – John Leeson

Category:
movies

I dont listen to a lot of new stuff. I just like the old stuff. Its all quite dramatic and atmospheric. Youd have an entire story in song. I never listen to, like, white music – I couldnt sing you a Zeppelin or Floyd song. – Amy Winehouse

Category:
Music