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“This possibility bothered me as I thought it was not advisable to remain in one academic environment, and the long dark winters in Edinburgh could be rather dismal.”

Long Dark Environment Possibility Winter Academic Bothered Edinburgh Advisable

Author:Paul Nurse

“In winter's tedious nights sit by the fire With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales Of woeful ages, long ago betid”

Long Age Night Fire Winter Folks Tales Thee Long Ago Tedious

Author:William Shakespeare

“Such a large sweet fruit is a complete marriage, that it needs a very long summer to ripen in and then a long winter to mellow and season it.”

Needs Long Sweet Summer Seasons Fruit Winter Matrimony Mellow Sweet Fruit

Book:The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Lessons from the world of matter and the world of man

Source: The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Lessons from the world of matter and the world of man

“The Arctic is a highway. The tree limit, the scarcity of trees, freed people to walk. Particularly in the wintertime. Which connected people physically, communicatively. And mythically. The long nights of winter free people to tell. And to listen.”

People Long Night Walks Tree Limits Winter Connected Highways Scarcity Arctic Wintertime Long Nights

Author:Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa

“I pray the gods will give me some relief and end this weary job. One long full year I've been lying here, on this rooftop, the palace of the sons of Atreus, resting on my arms, just like a dog. I've come to know the night sky, every star, the powers we see glittering in the sky, bringing winter and summer to us all, as the constellations rise and sink.”

Knows Giving Long Ends Jobs Lying Night Stars Sky Dog Son Arms Praying Summer Give Me Winter Gods Will Weary Palaces I Pray Constellations Night Sky Rooftops Lying Here

Author:Aeschylus

“Decade after decade, artists came to paint the light of Provincetown, and comparisons were made to the lagoons of Venice and the marshes of Holland, but then the summer ended and most of the painters left, and the long dingy undergarment of the gray New England winter, gray as the spirit of my mood, came down to visit.”

Source: Tough Guys Don't Dance: A Novel