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Hal Borland was an American author known for his profound insights into nature and his beautiful prose. His works often depict the life and natural landscapes of the American countryside with concise and profound language.

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Famous Hal Borland Quotes

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”

“No Winter lasts forever, no Spring skips its turn. April is a promise that May is bound to keep, and we know it.”

“There are two seasonal diversions that can ease the bite of any winter. One is the January thaw. The other is the seed catalogues.”

Two Winter Seeds Ease Bites January Diversion Catalogues

Author:Hal Borland

“To see a hillside white with dogwood bloom is to know a particular ecstasy of beauty, but to walk the gray Winter woods and find the buds which will resurrect that beauty in another May is to partake of continuity.”

Knows May White Walks Particular Winter Woods Gray Ecstasy Continuity Bud Winter Woods

Author:Hal Borland

“The hush comes with the deepening of Autumn; but it comes gradually. Our ears are attuned to it, day by quieter day. But even now, if one awakens in the deep darkness of the small hours, one can hear it, a foretaste of Winter silence. It’s a little painful now, and a little lonely because it is so strange.”

Ifs Littles Hours Silence Darkness Strange Lonely Ears Winter Painful Autumn Hush Deep Dark

Author:Hal Borland

“The owl, that bird of onomatopoetic name, is a repetitious question wrapped in feathery insulation especially for Winter delivery.”

Names Bird Winter Delivery Owl Insulation

Author:Hal Borland

About the Author

Born: May 14, 1900
Died: February 22, 1978
Known for: Author
Quotes: 69

Books & Sources

An American year: country life and landscapes through the seasonsRelated source material

Sundial of the SeasonsRelated source material

The Enduring PatternRelated source material

This Hill, This ValleyRelated source material

Beyond Your Doorstep: A Handbook to the CountryRelated source material

Country editor's boyRelated source material

Countryman: A Summary of BeliefRelated source material

Hill Country HarvestRelated source material

Homeland: A Report from the CountryRelated source material

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