quotations about the cold
Ice is for death and endings.
GUY GAVRIEL KAY
Tigana
A cold coming they had of it, at this time of the year; just the worst time of the year to take a journey, and specially a long journey, in.
LANCELOT ANDREWES
"Of the Nativity"
Below -60° cold will find the last microscopic touch of oil in an instrument and stop it dead. If there is the slightest breeze, you can hear your breath freeze as it floats away, making a sound like that of Chinese firecrackers. As does the morning dew, rime coats every exposed object. And if you work too hard and breathe too deeply, your lungs will sometimes feel as if they were on fire.
RICHARD E. BYRD
Alone
The plain and the garden froze and became so cold that even the crows did not dare fly there.
ABOLQASEM FERDOWSI
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
The cold cut like a many bladed knife.
ISRAEL ZANGWILL
The Big Bow Mystery
The coldness is a sign that your blood is not properly nourishing your body. You need blood to nourish your tissues, prevent pain, and to keep all organs in good working order. Do as much as you can to increase body temperature on a regular basis.
SHOSHANNA KATZMAN
Qigong for Staying Young
And then, just as he felt the cold was unbearable, he suddenly became warm again, and flooded with the peace that everyone promised.
DOUGLAS PRESTON
The Kraken Project
I want to go south, where there is no autumn, where the cold doesn't crouch over one like a snow leopard waiting to pounce.
D.H. LAWRENCE
letter to John Middleton Murry, Oct. 3, 1924