John Steinbeck Quotes about Summer

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

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

John Steinbeck

Summer, Winter, Weather

I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers. I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer -- and what trees and seasons smelled like -- how people looked and walked and smelled even. The memory of odors is very rich.

John Steinbeck

Summer, Memories, Flower

John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.9, Penguin

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness? You only truly, deeply appreciate and are grateful for something when you compare and contrast it to something worse.

John Steinbeck

Summer, Gratitude, Grateful