“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog.”
"I love the month of November: when the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading their arms like dancers."
- Cynthia Rylant
Reflection
"Food is better in November than any other time of the year."
- Cynthia Rylant
Reflection
"In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Food is better in November than any other time of the year."
- Cynthia Rylant
Gratitude
"In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures."
- Cynthia Rylant
Nature
"In November, some birds move away and some birds stay. The air is full of good-byes and well-wishes. The birds who are leaving look very serious. No silly spring chirping now. They have long journeys and must watch where they are going. The staying birds are serious, too, for cold times lie ahead."
- Cynthia Rylant
Nature
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
- Epictetus
Contentment
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday."
- A. A. Milne
Contentment
"Small is not just a stepping stone. Small is a great destination itself."
- Jason Fried
Contentment
"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing."
Contentment
"As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried after a good long life."
Contentment