“The long sadness of winter was finally in retreat.”
“Winter broke off, finally, a long ash crumbling at the end of a cigarette, burned out, weak and emptied.”
“She wore her sadness on the outside, like a heavy winter coat.”
“It was kind of a beautiful day, finally real summer in Indianapolis, warm and humid--the kind of weather that reminds you after a long winter that while the world wasn't built for humans, we were built for the world.”
“Because it will not last,” Catelyn answered, sadly. “Because they are the knights of summer, and winter is coming.”
“Some people are just sad when there aren't talking squirrels.” —Lily Winter”