#winter

Are we all living like this? Two lives, the ideal outer life and the inner imaginative life where we keep our secrets? ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#jeanette-winterson #reality #sexing-the-cherry #imagination

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#life #opposites #summer #winter #life

December is an old friend; it reminds you of the past, together you share some laughs and tears, you feel warm-hearted though it’s freezing outside. But, the goodbye is inevitable. May the memories we share with this friend next year be filled with comfort, peace and Love. ↗

— Mohamed Atef

#love #peace #winter #friendship

The other houses in the neighborhood had Christmas lights up and trees visible in their windows, but not Shae's. She and I were the only ones who didn't care anymore, and I liked that about her. ↗

— Teresa Lo

#holidays #love #winter #love

Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#money #the-winter-of-our-discontent #change

Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours. ↗

— Robert Byrne

#nature

Winter is coming. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#mottos #winter #games

Nothing burns like the cold. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#cold #winter #games

Then I made a stupid mistake and looked up at him. His eyes met mine, and for a moment, his face was open and vulnerable in the moonlight. I caught a hint of wonder there as we stared at each other. Slowly, he leaned forward. I caught my breath, a tiny gasp escaping. He stiffened, and his expression shuttered closed, eyes going hard and frosty. [...] 'This is getting old,' he said in a voice that matched his eyes. ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#vulnerability #winter-prince #mistakes

Normally, when I skydive, even in winter, I wear very thin gloves. I want to be flexible, with fast reactions. ↗

— Felix Baumgartner

#fast #flexible #gloves #i #normally