Larry Watson quotes

“Autumn has come to northeast Montana. The vapor of one’s breath, the clarity of the stars, the smell of wood smoke, the stones underfoot that even a full day of sunlight won’t warm- these all say there will be no more days that can be mistaken for summer.”
-- Larry Watson

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“Brothers naturally invite comparison ...”
-- Larry Watson

Source : Larry Watson (2010). “Montana 1948: A Novel”, p.24, Milkweed Editions

#Brother Quotes #Comparison Quotes

“Two months ago my mother died. She made, as the expression goes, a good death.”
-- Larry Watson

Source : Larry Watson (2010). “Montana 1948: A Novel”, p.16, Milkweed Editions

#Death Quotes #Mother Quotes #Expression Quotes

“From the summer of my twelfth year I carry a series of images more vivid and lasting than any others of my boyhood and indelible beyond all attempts the years make to erase or fade them.”
-- Larry Watson

Source : Larry Watson (2010). “Montana 1948: A Novel”, p.15, Milkweed Editions

#Summer Quotes #Years Quotes #Vivid Quotes

“You know, every time a summer movie comes out, people think they're gonna get rich off of the merchandise.”

“In summer the empire of insects spreads.”

Source : "In Valleys" by Adam Zagajewski, www.newyorker.com. May 2, 2011.

“The winter is forbidden till December, And exits March the second on the dot. By order summer lingers through September In Camelot.”

Source : "Camelot" (song) (1960)

“Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.”

“We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.”

“City lights shine bright on my complexion, Self-reflection...red hairs flashing at the intersection. Life is a green light, one star, no script, Supporting actors...fresh peaches, no pit.”

“A life is a moment in season. A life is one snowfall. A life is one autumn day. A life is the delicate, rapid edge of a closing door's shadow. A life is a brief movement of arms and of legs.”

“Cold autumn, wan with wrath of wind and rain, Saw pass a soul sweet as the sovereign tune That death smote silent when he smote again.”

“Spring and autumn are inconsiderable events in a landscape compared with the shadows of a cloud.”

Source : Alice Meynell (2013). “The Essential Alice Meynell Collection”, p.122, eBookIt.com

“Deep inside, we're still the boys of autumn, that magic time of the year that once swept us onto America's fields.”