“We as children went up the mountain to find feed for livestock, like goats, cows and horses, and because in the winter time we would light the fire in the house, we would climb the mountain to collect firewood as well. Because of that, I suppose I became used to climbing mountains.” WellsChildrenLightUsedHouseFireMountainHorseWinterClimbsClimbingCowsGoatsClimbing MountainLivestockWinter TimeFirewood Author:Tamae Watanabe
“With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies: Far-off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise; March!” ChildrenDiesDarkSkyCryWindSpringWinterAriseMarchStubbornUnseenRushingGloomyBidding Book:The Poems Source: The Poems
“Winter has arrived in North London. Snow has settled. The white snow looks beautiful and covers everything my eyes can see, yet beneath the incomprehensible beauty, the snow freezes greenery which struggles to breathe. Green leaves freeze from existence as children scream go faster to fathers who push them along in upside down bin lids, as they make the most of their schools being closed.” LooksChildrenEyeSchoolBeautifulFatherWhiteExistenceStruggleGreenWinterBreatheLondonSnowFasterScreamFreezeUpside DownGreeneryGreen Leaves Author:Craig Stone
“A Child will make two Dishes at an Entertainment for Friends; and when the Family dines alone, the fore or hind Quarter will makea reasonable Dish; and seasoned with a little Pepper or Salt, will be very good Boiled on the fourth Day, especially in Winter.” ChildrenLittlesTwoWinterVery GoodEntertainmentReasonableQuartersSaltFourthDishesPeppersDine Author:Jonathan Swift
“I am sure that hon. members will realize that I am not drawing on my imagination when I state that last fall there were children going to school in Saskatchewan with only sacking wrapped around their feet. We have gone into homes and found mothers and children lying on piles of bedding in the corner; they did not have the proper bedding equipment or the proper clothing to meet the rigours of a very cold winter.” ChildrenStatesHomeSchoolLastsLyingMotherFallFoundRealizingImaginationGoneFeetColdMembersWinterCornersDrawingClothingsEquipmentMy ImaginationMother And ChildWinter ColdRigourBeddingSackingSaskatchewan Author:Tommy Douglas
“For those of us who try to keep remembering, Try to do our better than our best. Think of all the children in the drifts of snow. Winners never quit, but winters never rest.” ThinkingTryingChildrenRememberWinterQuittingSnowWinnerNever QuitWinners Never Quit Author:Zooey Deschanel