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Quotes About Summer

For so delicious were the words she'd sung, it seem'd he had lov'd them a whole summer long.
~ Megan Chance
James had eyes of summer-sky blue, ringed with deep navy. The contrast could be startling. The dark fringe of his lashes swept down as his eyes narrowed. He licked his lips.
~ Megan Hart
And for the first time all summer, The Mall was exactly where I wanted to be.
~ Megan McCafferty
Ow." Pulling out the Magic 8 Ball, Judy asked a question, shaking it hard: "Dear Magic 8 Ball: Could this summer get any worse?" The window cleared: Without a doubt.
~ Megan McDonald
summer ever. RARE! Judy passed a note to Rocky before Mr. Todd came back.
~ Megan McDonald
Judy Moody did not want to give up summer. She
~ Megan McDonald
said back into the phone. The manhole was exactly halfway between Judy's front door and Rocky's. Over the summer they had measured it with a very long ball of string.
~ Megan McDonald
Winter is dead; spring is crazy; summer is cheerful and autumn is wise!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Strong jealousy in a beautiful love is the autumn in the middle of a hot summer!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die. But there's a joy and an abundance of everything, like information and laughter and summer weather and so many stories.
~ Melina Marchetta
Y la vida sigue, lo cual parece una extraña crueldad cuando estás viendo morir a alguien. Pero hay una alegría y una abundancia de todo, como de información y risas y tiempo veraniego y tantas historias contadas.
~ Melina Marchetta
Gazpacho Coarsely chop 5 large plum tomatoes, 1 red pepper, 1 small onion, and 1/2 of a seedless cucumber. Add to the vegetables 1/2 cup red wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, and 1 1/4 cups tomato juice and mix well. Season with a pinch of cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill. Serves six.
~ Unknown
The flowers themselves were strong and hardy. They filled the green with color and thrived on Camp Lakeview's land. Together. They spent the summer, and every summer thereafter, swaying lazily in the breeze, frozen in time.
~ Unknown
Catch me, Seth," she invited. He paused. "Faeries chase," he said, an then , with a flirtatious smile, he turned away, but before he could take a second step, she was behind him, arms around him, lips pressed against his neck. "I seem caught," he murmured. The Summer Queen whispered, "Me too." And They fell together in a bed of flowers that now covered the floor
~ Melissa Marr
When I told you I wanted to try, I spoke the truth. When I turned away, it was for my former court, and when I tried to make another faery love me, it was for that court. I've lived for my whole life trying to bring the Summer Court back to the strength it once was. In all of those years, in centuries , I've only wished myself free of duty because of one reason. You.
~ Melissa Marr
Rejoice as summer should...chase away sorrows by living.
~ Melissa Marr
Donia looked away. "I pushed her toward you.I just made a mistake when I let myself think that you'd be mine for a few years... She's your match. I'm not." "Maybe someday, but right now... I was carried away by the first summer. It's a heady thing, but I can redirect that energy. Let me have the dream of us for as long as we can. That's what the court needs--a happy king, a king who can't stop dreaming of being lost in someone who wants to be just as lost. Tell me you'll let me get lost in you.
~ Melissa Marr
If you were my queen, truly my queen, our court would be stronger still. If you were mine , without mortal distractions, we'd be safer. We'd be stronger if we were truly together. Summer is a time to rejoice in pleasures and heat. When I'm around you, I want to forget everything else. I love Donia. I always will, but when I'm near you--" He stopped himself.
~ Melissa Marr
The first ear of corn, eaten like a typewriter, means summer to me—intense, but fleeting.
~ Michael Anthony
In 1969, en route for a summer holiday in the Cévennes, I made the casual purchase of a paperback. Le Trésor Maudit by Gérard de Sède was a mystery story—a lightweight, entertaining blend of historical fact, genuine mystery, and conjecture.
~ Unknown
The fundamental truth: a baseball game is nothing but a great slow contraption for getting you to pay attention to the cadence of a summer day.
~ Michael Chabon
The summer passed quietly. I busied myself as best I could, reading a good deal.
~ Unknown
On a summer night it can be lovely to sit around outside with friends after dinner and, yes, read poetry to each other. Keats and Yeats will never let you down, but it's differently exciting to read the work of poets who are still walking around out there.
~ Michael Cunningham
Mangos are my favorite fruit treat during spring and summer, but you have to know where to look to get good ones. Check out Hispanic markets and Indian grocery stores. The difference between a mango from Walmart and one from an Indian spice store is like the difference between a hard, pale, tasteless, pink tomato and a ripe, flavorful, farm-stand heirloom. You should be able to smell the mango at arm's length.
~ Michael Greger