Cicadas Quotes

15 quotes by 13 authors

Again and again, the cicada's untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth. — Yukio Mishima
The collision of hail or rain with hard surfaces, or the song of cicadas in a summer field. These sonic events are made out of… — Iannis Xenakis
The air was cold to the lungs, the long grass dripping wet, and the herbs on it gave out their spiced astringent scent. In a… — Isak Dinesen
In White Summer, Joelle Biele exhibits a Roethke-like affinity with nature and natures creatures. At times a miniaturist, Biele constructs exquisite addresses to a heron,… — Elizabeth Spires
The heat is searing and superb. The paddocks surrounding the town are bleached blond. The distant ring-barked gums, mile after mile, wriggle in the heat-waves,… — Hal Porter
Counting stars by candlelight all are dim but one is bright; the spiral light of Venus rising first and shining best, from the northwest corner… — Robert Hunter
He was sure that he was not the cause of the abrupt silence. His passage through the canyon had not previously disturbed either birds or… — Dean Koontz
Mama used to tell us a story about a cicada sitting high in a tree. It chirps and drinks in dew, oblivious to the praying… — Lisa See
Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock. — Matsuo Basho
I work even in the middle of the day, in the full sunshine, and I enjoy it like a cicada. — Vincent Van Gogh
I guess I felt attached to my weakness. My pain and suffering too. Summer light, the smell of a breeze, the sound of cicadas -… — Haruki Murakami
The Cicada sing an endless song in the long grass, smells run along the earth and falling stars run over the sky, like tears over… — Isak Dinesen
Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die — Matsuo Basho
Don't buy society's definition of success. Because it's not working for anyone. It's not working for women, it's not working for men, it's not working… — Arianna Huffington
Cicadas, buckling and unbuckling their stomach muscles, yield the sound of someone sharpening scissors. Fall field crickets, the thermometer hounds, add high-pitched tinkling chirps to… — Diane Ackerman

Who Wrote These Cicadas Quotes

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