Nature looks dead in winter because her life is gathered into her heart. She withers the plant down to the root that she may grow it up again fairer and stronger. She calls her family together within her inmost home to prepare them for being scattered abroad upon the face of the earth. ~Hugh Macmillan, "Rejuvenescence," The Ministry of Nature, 1871

If the October days were a cordial like the sub-acids of fruit, these are a tonic like the wine of iron. Drink deep or be careful how you taste this December vintage. The first sip may chill, but a full draught warms and invigorates. ~John Burroughs, "Winter Sunshine"

I prefer winter and Fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape � the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn�t show. ~Andrew Wyeth

Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat. ~Author Unknown