“February... Now more than ever one must remind oneself that it is wasteful folly to wish that time would pass, or - as the puritanical old saying used to have it - to kill time until it kills you.” UsedWishOneselfFollyFebruaryOld Saying Author:Joseph Wood Krutch
“There are some optimists who search eagerly for the skunk cabbage which in February sometimes pushes itself up through the ice, and who call it a sign of spring. I wish that I could feel that way about it, but I do not. The truth of the matter, to me, is simply that skunk cabbage blooms in the winter time.” WayFeelsSometimesMatterWishSpringWinterIceOptimistFebruaryCabbageWinter Time Author:Joseph Wood Krutch
“The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February.” ChangeSeriousEnglandSeriousnessFebruaryNew EnglandPuritanism Author:Joseph Wood Krutch
“The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism, but February.... Spring is too far away to comfort even by anticipation, and winter long ago lost the charm of novelty. This is the very three a.m. of the calendar.” LongThreeLostSeriousComfortSpringEnglandWinterCharmFar AwayAnticipationLong AgoNoveltyCalendarsFebruaryNew EnglandPuritanism Author:Joseph Wood Krutch
