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:

    “Chopin—Two embalmers at work upon a minor poet ... the scent of tuberoses ... Autumn rain.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    “It was autumn and falling stars
    Covered the shrivelled forms
    Crouched in the moonlight.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “Beauty for some provides escape,
    Who gain a happiness in eyeing
    The gorgeous buttocks of the ape
    Or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying.”
    —Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)