Winter

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Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. It is the season with the coldest days and the lowest temperatures. In areas further away from the equator, winter is often marked by cold weather; it is associated with snow, frozen water, and limited daylight.

• If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? ~ Ode to the West Wind, Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Do not want to go out in fridge-crossed-with-swimming pool-like world. ~ Bridget Jones' diary, Monday 27 January. Included in 'The Edge of Reason' by Helen Fielding, 1999.

• Many of the phenomena of Winter are suggestive of an inexpressible tenderness and fragile delicacy. We are accustomed to hear this king described as a rude and boisterous tyrant; but with the gentleness of a lover he adorns the tresses of Summer. ~ Henry David Thoreau, Walden

• The only bad things about winter are women's fashions and movies. ~ John Pritchard

• We are having particular problems with the type of snow. ~ Terry Worrall, Director of Operations for British Rail, explaining why services had been disrupted, 11 February 1991.