“October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!”

―

Rainbow Rowell ,


Attachments

“The wind outside nested in each tree, prowled the sidewalks in invisible treads like unseen cats.
Tom Skelton shivered. Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows’ Eve. Everything seemed cut from soft black velvet or gold or orange velvet. Smoke panted up out of a thousand chimneys like the plumes of funeral parades. From kitchen windows drifted two pumpkin smells: gourds being cut, pies being baked.”

―

Ray Bradbury,


The Halloween Tree

“There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir: We must rise and follow her, When from every hill of flame She calls, and calls each vagabond by name.”

―

William Bliss

“I remember it as October days are always remembered, cloudless, maple-flavored, the air gold and so clean it quivers.”

―

Leif Enger,


Peace Like a River

“The crickets still sing in October. And lilly, she’s trying to bloom. Tho she’s resting her head on the shoulder of death, she still shines by the light of the moon.”

―

Kevin Dalton – Faubush Hill

“October proved a riot a riot to the senses and climaxed those giddy last weeks before Halloween.”

―

Keith Donohue

“October had tremendous possibility. The summer’s oppressive heat was a distant memory, and the golden leaves promised a world full of beautiful adventures. They made me believe in miracles.”

―

Sarah Guillory,


Reclaimed

“October knew, of course, that the action of turning a page, of ending a chapter or shutting a book, did not end the tale.
Having admitted that, he would also avow that happy endings were never difficult to find: “It is simply a matter,” he explained to April, “of finding a sunny place in a garden, where the light is golden and the grass is soft; somewhere to rest, to stop reading, and to be content.”

―

Neil Gaiman,


Season of Mists

“It takes a strong man to be with a woman full of fire and stars and all of October.”

―

Melody Lee

“The last dying days of summer, fall coming on fast. A cold night, the first of the season, a change from the usual bland Maryland climate. Cold, thought the boy; his mind felt numb. The trees he could see through his bedroom window were tall charcoal sticks, shivering, afraid of the wind or only trying to stand against it. Every tree was alone out there. The animals were alone, each in its hole, in its thin fur, and anything that got hit on the road tonight would die alone. Before morning, he thought, its blood would freeze in the cracks of the asphalt.”

―

Poppy Z. Brite

“She raised a sharp eyebrow at him. “Vlad, no offense, but look at you. If you’re not a vampire, you’re clearly the most anemic goth I’ve ever seen.”… “We believed you. Because that’s what friends do.”
pg267 October to Vlad”

―

Heather Brewer,


Twelfth Grade Kills

“Ah, Lovely October, as you usher in the season that awakens my soul, your awesome beauty compels my spirit to soar like an leaf caught in an autumn breeze and my heart to sing like a heavenly choir.”

―

Peggy Toney Horton

“It must be October, the trees are falling away and showing their true colors.”

―

Charmaine J Forde

“FALLING IN LOVE WITH OCTOBER

Leaves descending to the ground,
Orange, magenta, green & brown
The cool crisp breezes in the air,
Autumn season must be here”

―

Charmaine J Forde

“the thing with October is, I think, it somehow gets in your very blood. Unapologetically. Almost ruthlessly.”

―

Anne Sexton

“This tree must be falling for me, as soon as I sat under it, it dropped its leaves.
Oh sweet October!”

―

Charmaine J Forde

“October, crisp, misty, golden October, when the light is sweet and heavy.”

―

Angela Carter,


The Magic Toyshop

“I think the seasons complete me-
for once autumn comes
I can fall freely
along with every leave.
I do not have to bloom,
yet, I must die
in every delicate line of October.”

―

Laura Chouette

“There is a sweetness to the month of October and season fall in general that brings our attention homeward and inward. Could it be the trees going to sleep, cool dry temperatures that delight our morning or daylight hours slipping way causing our focus to converge on how short and fragile life really is. All these things conspire to usher in a season of reflection on relationships and the things that give our lives meaning. What a great loss to our human experience should we ignore or squander this the autumn of our lives. Embrace it, feel it, study it, it is indeed one of God’s great gifts to us.”

―

Michael Marcel, Sr.

“All the months are friends of mine but apple month is the dearest,” chanted Pat.

It was October at Silver Bush. . .”

―

Lucy Maud Montgomery,


Mistress Pat

“Dear October,

I’m Falling for you”

―

Charmaine J Forde

“I know for sure that so many dreams will become a reality in this month of October. So many of the prayers will be answered. So many ideas, creative thoughts & intentions will be manifesting for so many people around the world.

Darling listen – I wish you to be one of them! I wish this blessing of change in season brings you whatever you have been praying for & expecting. Let it bring you everlasting bliss & everything that is good for your mind, body & spirit.

Sweetheart, I want you to fix your thoughts on what is pure, honorable, graceful, lovely & excellent. I also want you to focus & do some real things that are not only good & worthy of praise, but also make you proud of yourself & bring you closer to your God.

I wish your existence alone would become deserving of celebration, very soon. I pray & hope that you succeed & prosper in every area of your life, be in good health & remain in high spirits throughout.

Happy new month, October!”

―

Rajesh Goyal