When it comes to quotes about summer, literature has some of the best. Books and writers can take the best parts of summer and describe them in a way that makes the season seem—somehow—more full of possibility than ever before.
Plus, summer is awesome. There are barbecues to eat, adventures to go on, drinks to make and of course books to read. The days are getting longer, and so are the old promises of summer love. There's a lot to romanticize about in the first place. And, as any self-proclaimed nerd will tell you, F. Scott Fitzgerald could make anything sound romantic. But ask him to talk about summer and I'm just one gorgeous description away from hopping on a plane to enjoy summer in Paris.
Words can evoke feelings and emotions – we all know this. But here are 15 of the best quotes about summer from authors and literature that will undoubtedly get you in the summer spirit, ready to dive into the surf or curl up on the beach with a glass of wine, Read a good book.
"So as the sun shines and the leaves grow on the trees, like something out of a fast movie, I have a familiar belief that summer life has begun again."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby"
"Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me, those have always been two of the most beautiful words in the English language."
—Henry James
"One of the benefits of summer is that we have more light to read every day."
--Janet Walls, "The Glass Castle"
"Summer in New York is weird. Life goes on as normal but it doesn't, it's like everyone is pretending, as if everyone is the star in a movie about their lives so they're just one step away from it. And then By September, everything was back to normal.”
——Peter Cameron, this pain may be useful to you one day
“Summer is always the best time.”
—Charles Bowden
“The summer lease terms are too short.”
-William Shakespeare
"Summer is coming; Jem and I are anxiously awaiting it. Summer is our best season: we can sleep in cots behind the screened-in porch or try sleeping in a treehouse; in summer, everything tastes good; There are a thousand colors in the dry landscape; but above all, summer is Dill’s.”
—Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird"
"Everything good, everything magical happens between June and August. Winter is just counting the weeks until next summer."
——Jenny Han, "The Summer I Became Beautiful"
“A good swimming pool can do just that – make the rest of the world look insignificant, as far away as the surface of the moon.”
—Emma Straub, "Vacationers"
“All in all, it was a summer that will never be forgotten – a summer that was rarely present in anyone’s life, but left a wealth of beautiful memories in their absence – a summer that was blessed with the combination of great weather. , pleasant friends and pleasant things are the closest things to perfection in this world.”
——LM Montgomery, "Annie's Dream House"
"Summers have their own logic and they always bring something to me. Summer should be about freedom and youth, no school, possibilities, adventure and exploration. Summer is a book full of hope. That's what I love again And hate Xia Tian because they make me want to believe.”
—Benjamin Ariel Saenz, Aristotle, and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
"In early June, the world of leaves, blades and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different."
——John Steinbeck, "The Winter of Our Discontent"
“Summer nights are like the perfection of thought.”
—Wallace Stevens
"The silence is green, the sunshine is moist, and June trembles like a butterfly."
——Pablo Neruda
“Even in the middle of winter, you have to keep a little bit of summer.”
—Henry David Thoreau
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