Autumn

Autumn

Autumn or Fall ( /ˈɔːtəm/, /ˈɑːtəm/ or /fɔːl/, /fɑːl/, respectively) is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere) when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier.

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Famous quotes containing the word autumn:

    “And plenitude of plan shall not suffice
    Nor grief nor love shall be enough alone
    To ratify my little halves who bear
    Across an autumn freezing everywhere.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “In the autumn brilliance
    feathers tingle at fingertips.”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

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    —Albert Camus (1913–1960)