The nip of an ant hurts a martyr more than the cut and thrust of weapons, for those are more welcome to him than sweet, cold water on a hot summer day.
Collection of Spoken Words of the Prophet
Winter, which, being full of care, makes summer's welcome thrice more wish'd, more rare.
A frozen daiquiri of a scorching afternoon is soothing. It makes living more tolerable.
Winters are so long in northern Michigan - nearly nine months of gray skies and deep snow - that summer comes as a fresh burst.
The moon is swimming naked and the summer night is fragrant with a mighty expectation of relief.
He is some brainless, beautiful creature, who should always be here in winter when we have no flowers to look at, and always here in the summer when we want something to chill our intelligence.
....that the mounds of ices, and the bowls of mint-julep and sherry cobbler they make in these latitudes, are refreshments never to be thought of afterwards, in summer, by those who would preserve contented minds.
