Literary Quotes about Spring
As the new season is quickly settling in, I wanted to remind us of some beautiful quotes that will get us in the mood! And of course, those quotes just have to come from literature.
“On soft Spring nights I'll stand in the yard under the stars ― Something good will come out of all things yet ― And it will be golden and eternal just like that ― There's no need to say another word.”
Jack Kerouac, Big Sur
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt."
Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg
“She turned to the sunlight / And shook her yellow head, / And whispered to her neighbor: / 'Winter is dead.'"
"Spring drew on: she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; its snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated.
Jane Eyre, Charolette Bronte
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.”
Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”…
“It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…”
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
"Spring grew on [...] and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
“But the true nature of the human heart is as whimsical as spring weather. All signals may aim toward a fall of rain when suddenly the skies will clear.”
The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou by Maya Angelou
“The snow has not yet left the earth, but spring is already asking to enter your heart. If you have ever recovered from a serious illness, you will be familiar with the blessed state when you are in a delicious state of anticipation, and are liable to smile without any obvious reason. Evidently that is what nature is experiencing just now. The ground is cold, mud and snow squelches under foot, but how cheerful, gentle and inviting everything is! The air is so clear and transparent that if you were to climb to the top of the pigeon loft or the bell tower, you feel you might actually see the whole universe from end to end. The sun is shining brightly, and its playful, beaming rays are bathing in the puddles along with the sparrows. The river is swelling and darkening; it has already woken up and very soon will begin to roar. The trees are bare, but they are already living and breathing.”
Anton Chekhov, The Exclamation Mark
Have you read any of these books or do you recognize any of these quotes?
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