Summertime Quotes

“They are embossed on every song that was a hit that summer, in every novel I read during and after his stay, on anything from the smell of rosemary on hot days to the frantic rattle of the cicadas in the afternoon—smells and sounds I’d grown up with and known every year of my life until then but that had suddenly turned on me and acquired an inflection forever colored by the events of that summer.”
― André Aciman, Call Me by Your Name

“Some of the best memories are made in flip flops.”
― Kellie Elmore

“And there, row upon row, with the soft gleam of flowers opened at morning, with the light of this June sun glowing through a faint skin of dust, would stand the dandelion wine. Peer through it at the wintry day - the snow melted to grass, the trees were reinhabitated with bird, leaf, and blossoms like a continent of butterflies breathing on the wind. And peering through, color sky from iron to blue.

Hold summer in your hand, pour summer in a glass, a tiny glass of course, the smallest tingling sip for children; change the season in your veins by raising glass to lip and tilting summer in”
― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

“The grass whispered under his body. He put his arm down, feeling the sheath of fuzz on it, and, far away, below, his toes creaking in his shoes. The wind sighed over his shelled ears. The world slipped bright over the glassy round of his eyeballs like images sparked in a crystal sphere. Flowers were sun and fiery spots of sky strewn through the woodland. Birds flickered like skipped stones across the vast inverted pond of heaven. His breath raked over his teeth, going in ice, coming out fire. Insects shocked the air with electric clearness. Ten thousand individual hairs grew a millionth of an inch on his head. He heard the twin hearts beating in each ear, the third heart beating in his throat, the two hearts throbbing his wrists, the real heart pounding his chest. The million pores on his body opened.
I'm really alive! he thought. I never knew it before, or if I did I don't remember!”
― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

“The universe wouldn’t get us together for just one summer, right?”
― Becky Albertalli, What If It's Us

“Back then, he'd have to leave at the end of August for the start of school, so the week before Labor Day became it's own tiny season of gloom, like a hundred Sunday nights crowded together.”
― Charles Frazier

“Nostalgia makes hallowed ground from mundane places.”
― Caroline George, The Summer We Forgot

“There is the elixir of life
in the gentle summer breeze.
The more it caresses me,
the more alive I feel.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“I put on my summer clothes and feel the summer slip inside me.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“The path that leads through Latin and alebra is not the path to material success. But it may suggest much more: that understanding things is a waste of time; that if you want to succeed in the world and have a happy family and a nice home and a BMW you should not try to understand things but just add up the numbers or press the buttons or do whatever else it is that marketers are so richly rewarded for doing.”
― J.M. Coetzee, Summertime

“Sirius Sojourn by Stewart Stafford

Cottage in an aromatic meadow,
Summer's languid haze hanging,
The old windmill's sundial stilled,
Chirping birds and insect drones.

Flowing brooks at a funereal pace,
A bloated lull duels exiguous energy,
Thick air's blanketing somnolence,
Liquid refreshment soothes inertia.

Salmon sundown slithers to a siesta,
In a clear purple sky nodding assent,
The intense day imperceptibly eased,
As the night's humid embrace begins.

© Stewart Stafford, 2022. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Summer was always the worst season. Everyone always complained about winter, but winter was simple, you just didn't go outside. Summer always tried to sneak in where it was not wanted.”
― Katherena Vermette, The Strangers

“Sun is bright sky is clear, ocean calling you to swimm enjoy don't forget winter will come where you'll respect water and being friends of blankets, life is like that enjoy the moment remember the feature.”
― Nozipho N.Maphumulo

“Summertime is important. It's like a shaft of sunlight.
Or a note in music, said Elizabeth Acheson.
Or the way the back of a baby's neck smells if its mother keeps it tidy, said Marilyn Roberts.
Stuart sighed. Never forget your summertimes, my dears, he said.”
― E.B. White, Stuart Little

“You know, all my life I've stayed at parties too long, because I didn't know when to go.”
― Katherine Hepburn

“The beginning of a new era is upon us, but it is currently waiting for Summer time to fully blossom.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“I can't miss the huge wink Lia throws my way as she distracts the rest of the group with promises of summer-perfect food. The rest of them go off---Lia manages to pull Jack after her even though his forehead is furrowed like he still wants to get in the last word to ruin my potential date---to load up on buckets of garlic fries and cones dripping with decadent ice cream.”
― Julie Abe, The Charmed List

“I was lying on a chaise lounge trying to get some sun on my legs and arms when two pigeons, thinking I was a slab of concrete and glad for the shade, started mating beneath me. The sounds were getting louder. This was not how I had wanted to spend my first summer out of high school”
― Georgia Scott, American Girl: Memories That Made Me

“Though not of my favourites, I still count some good points. Immense light, Abundant sunshine. All views soaked in yellow and white. Vision is too clear and bright. Ice, cool drinks, meals are light. Tanny, sweaty, longer daytimes. Well! let's say hello to Summertime!”
― Radhika Vijay

“Summer’s departure had given birth to a new season.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“I think the heyday for Hawaii as a summer destination is coming to a close. It will probably be too hot in summertime for most people soon as climate change progresses.”
― Steven Magee

“Лято:

Отведи ме в своето безвремие. Нека заедно да тичаме по морски брегове. Нека заедно да усещаме мириса на липата, да стъпваме боси по тревата, да се гъделичкаме с думи, да се докосваме с поглед, да трептим с вълнение.

Отведи ме там. В нашето безвремие.
Заедно в безгрижие да сбъдваме мечти.

– Боряна Ангелов”
― Боряна Ангелов

“Iznajmićemo automobil,
kupićemo lubenicu,
ne treba nam suncobran,
samo jedan peškir
i nešto slatko,
ujutru sir i masline,
uveče mir i papaline,
i kada sve prođe
ostaćemo mi,
da ne prođe u nama,
kad već mora
na kalendaru,
leto.”
― Djura Kelj, Mir More Ljubav

“The charlottes cooled in their tin molds while she squeezed lemons and crushed strawberries to flavor her Sicilian ices. The juices trickled into the rectangular tins she stored them in. Then she split off a sheet of foil and smoothed it out on top of the tins; the foil crackled beneath her hands.
Later on, the names of the desserts she made got printed in dark green cursive on the backs of the menus: Raspberry Fool. Queen Mother's Cake with a shot of Rum. Mocha Ice Parfait in a Bitter-Chocolate Tuille. And, of course, Charlotte au Chocolat.”
― Charlotte Silver, Charlotte Au Chocolat: Memories of a Restaurant Girlhood

“Two boys of about eight years old ran alongside the road, taking advantage of the evening sunshine and chasing each other in the overgrown spring grass. Their feet crushed the leaves, releasing the tang of tender new growth.
She waited until the children passed, but no clarity came. Her thoughts remained as tangled as the weeds.”
― Donna Jo Stone, Joann

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― Bluecoastride

“In the fields beyond the fence are rows of neatly hoed turnip plants, and beyond these there stretches young
the pale green of young oats. The ash flowers and the bracken show that this picture was painted in northern England. In the south they would be further developed by June.”
― E.L. Grant Watson, What To Look For In Summer

“Barbecues, beach days, & those long, lazy summer nights—hello, summer! It's time to bask in the sun, flip burgers like a pro, & enjoy endless evenings under the stars. Say goodbye to your winter woes & hello to sandy toes, tan lines, & ice-creams. Whether you're hitting the waves, grilling up a storm, or just lounging with a good book, summer’s got it all. So grab your shades, crank up the tunes, & let the good vibes roll. Here’s to the season of fun, sun, & a whole lot of awesome!”
― Life is Positive

“Τρύγησαν τα χείλη μου το φιλί σου.
Ζουμερό καρπούζι έσταξε το στόμα σου στο δικό μου.
Η θαλασσινή αρμύρα σγούρυνε τα μαλλιά σου,
χρυσαφένια στάχυα στον ήλιο.

Αυγουστιάτικο μελτέμι συνεπήρε τον νου μου.
Άρωμα γιασεμιού στη νυχτερινή γαλήνη
διέλυσε τη βαρυθυμία του προσώπου.
Σκίρτησε το κορμί από επιθυμία.

Φεγγαρόλουστος ουρανός υπόσχεται…
Ψίθυροι έρωτα απελευθερώνονται, όχι τυχαία.
Όρκοι δέσμευσης καταλαγιάζουν τον φόβο.
Όνειρα καλοκαιρινά διώχνουν τα σύννεφα.

Βροχή αστεριών δακρύζει για το φθινόπωρο
και η λαχτάρα μου, κόκκινο βάφει το κρασί…
Ξαπόστασε ήλιε του Αυγούστου μαζί μου,
κορόιδεψε τον χρόνο και μείνε λίγο παραπάνω.”
― Nikolina Lekka

“All the pink roses were in bloom, and their scent was heavy in the air, tinged with the ever-present scent of seaweed that had been soaking in the sun. She remembered her father had hated the smell---overcooked salad, he'd called it--- but she thought it smelled wonderful. It smells like summer.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop