Why I Long For Winter

“There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you…. In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.” – Ruth Stout, author

I found this quote at Vanessa Runs and felt it really defines my need for (cold, gray) winters and rainy days in any season.