“Despite its abbreviated length, February's always struck me as an especially bleak month, at least in these parts. I know it's not the darkest month, and I know it's not the coldest or the snowiest month, but February is gray… — John Langan Copy Share Image
[I]n the gloomy month of February… The Deserts of Arabia are not more dreary and inhospitable than the streets of London at such a time... — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
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