Universe, Blaise Pascal

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread.

- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

July, Lord Byron

The English winter — ending in July,
To recommence in August.

- Lord Byron (1788-1824), Don Juan (1818-24), Canto 13, Stanza 42.

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Summer, Henry James

Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.

― Henry James (1843-1916)

Farewell, William Shakespeare

This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Universe, Laughter

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.

- Jean Houston (1937- )