134 Summer Quotes That No Sun Umbrella Can Block

"If summer had one defining scent, it'd definitely be the smell of barbecue." — Katie Lee

"Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come." — Thomas Carlyle

"Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. For those few months, you’re not required to be who everyone thinks you are, and that cut-grass smell in the air and the chance to dive into the deep end of a pool give you a courage you don’t have the rest of the year. You can be grateful and easy, with no eyes on you, and no past. Summer just opens the door and lets you out." — Deb Caletti

"I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain." — John Keats

"In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explode, and every sunset is different." — John Steinbeck

"Even so, there were times I saw freshness and beauty. I could smell the air, and I really loved rock 'n' roll. Tears were warm, and girls were beautiful, like dreams. I liked movie theaters, the darkness and intimacy, and I liked the deep, sad summer nights." — Haruki Murakami

“I typically enjoy a beautiful beach destination, as I find the water and sand to be the most replenishing.” — Elizabeth Berkley

“Long walks on the beach are the supposed holy grail of a romantic evening. The beach becomes a kind of utopia—the place where all our dreams come true.” — Roxane Gay

“I like summer. I like warmer weather and long days. I’m one of those silly people who still enjoy lying in the sun—my children are horrified!” — Danielle Steel

“Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.“ – Russell Baker

“There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer's day than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air.” – Peter Mayle

“Summer is a great time to visit art museums, which offer the refreshing rinse of swimming pools - only instead of cool water, you immerse yourself in art.” – Jerry Saltz

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

“Summer: two shades of blue - the sky and the ocean - and two shades of gold - the sun and the sand.” – Anna de Bryt

“The scent of summer is timeless.”

"Perhaps summer's ephemeral nature is what inspires us to embrace the beach read. We tell ourselves that these twisted plots and wild characters are literary ice cream sundaes - extravagant treats that aren't as calorie-laden when we're wearing flip flops." – Sarah MacLean

"I'm a summer baby, so I usually have my birthday as a good summer memory." – Sloane Crosley

“I’m ready for barbecues and picnics; reading books in my hammock; lemon-berry iced tea and a rocking chair on the front porch, watching the sun set with friends; stargazing while eating s’mores in the backyard. Oh, summer… bring it on!” — Oprah Winfrey

“There is no such thing as time to a man in a summer vacation.” – Henry Ward Beecher

“My life, I realize suddenly, is July. Childhood is June, and old age is August, but here it is, July, and my life, this year, is July inside of July.” – Rick Bass