“Autumn…

the year’s last, loveliest smile”

William Cullen Bryant

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”– Albert Camus

“Why is summer mist romantic and autumn mist just sad?” – Dodie Smith

“Autumn is the mellower season, and whatwe lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits” – Samuel Butler

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious asautumnal sunshine by staying in the house” –Nathaniel Hawthorne

“It was one of those perfect New York Octoberafternoons, when the explosion of oranges andyellows against the bright blue sky makes you feellike your life is passing through your fingers, thatyou’ve felt this autumn-feeling before and you’llprobably get to feel it again, but one day you won’tanymore, because you’ll be dead” – Sarah Dunn

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket thanall the other seasons” – Jim Bishop

“Bright flame before winter’s deadness; orange, gold, amber;cool nights and the smell of fire. Our tree-lined streets are setablaze, our kitchens filled with the smells of nostalgia… Theleaves as they spark into wild color just before they die are theworld’s oldest performance art” – Shauna Niequist

“I was drinking in the surroundings: air so crisp you could snap it with yourfingers and greens in every lush shade imaginable offset by autumnal flashesof red and yellow” – Wendy Delsol

“The leaves are all falling, and they’re falling like they’re fallingin love with the ground” – Andrea Gibson

“Fall colors are funny. They’re so bright and intense and beautiful. It’s likenature is trying to fill you up with color, to saturate you so you can stockpileit before winter turns everything muted and dreary” – Siobhan Vivian

“Fall has always been myfavourite season. The timewhen everything bursts withits last beauty, as if naturehad been saving up all yearfor the grand finale” –Lauren DeStefano