45 Snow Quotes That Capture the Magic of Winter

1. “all That Is Gold Does Not Glitter, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost; The Old That Is Strong Does Not Wither, Deep Roots Are Not Reached By The Frost.” – J.r.r. Tolkien

2. “the First Fall Of Snow Is Not Only An Event But It Is A Magical Event. You Go To Bed In One Kind Of World And Wake Up To Find Yourself In Another Quite Different, And If This Is Not Enchantment, Where Is It To Be Found?” – J. B. Priestley

3. “Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” – Yoko Ono

4. “even The Strongest Blizzards Start With A Single Snowflake.” – Sara Raasch

5. “Winter forms our character and brings out our best.” – Tom Allen

6. “What good is the warm of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” – John Steinbeck

7. “There’s just something beautiful about walking in snow that nobody else has walked on. It makes you believe you’re special.” – Carol Rifka Brunt, ‘Tell the Wolves I'm Home’

8. “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” – Lewis Caroll

9. “With every falling flake, a unique spark of interest falls from heaven.” – P. Miller

10. “To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” – Aristotle

11. “I love snow for the same reason I love Christmas. It brings people together while time stands still.” – Rachel Cohn

12. "Snow falling soundlessly in the middle of the night will always fill my heart with sweet clarity.” – Novala Takemoto, ‘Missin’

13. “It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.” – John Burroughs

14. “Snow isn’t just pretty. It also cleanses our world and our senses, not just of the soot and grime of a mining town, but also of a kind of weary familiarity, a taken-for-granted quality to which our eyes are all too susceptible.” – John Burnside

15. “Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran

16. “Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.” – Andy Goldsworthy

17. “Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.” – Anamika Mishra

18. “The snow doesn’t give a soft white damn whom it touches.” – E.E. Cummings

19. “The very fact of snow is such an amazement.” – Roger Ebert

20. "The snow was endless, a heavy blanket on the outdoors; it had a way about it. A beauty." – Cambria Hebert, 'Whiteout'

21. “A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.” – Markus Zusak, ‘The Book Thief’

22. “The first snow is like the first love. Do you remember your first snow?” – Lara Biyuts

23. “Silently, like thoughts that come and go, the snowflakes fall, each one a gem.” – William Hamilton Gibson

24. “Thank goodness for the first snow. It was a reminder–no matter how old you became and how much you’d seen–things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered.” – Candace Bushnell, ‘Lipstick Jungle’

25. “January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow.” – Sara Coleridge, ‘The Months’

26. “Imagine if fire extinguishers were full of snow. Imagine the fun we could have.” – Neil Hilborn

27. “Advice is like the snow. The softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

28. “Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people’s legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.” – Sarah Addison Allen, ‘The Sugar Queen’

29. “Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness.” – Mary Oliver, ‘Snowy Night’

30. “Close your eyes. Hear the silent snow. Listen to your soul speak.” – Adrienne Posey

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31. “I love the scents of winter! For me, it's all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread and spruce.” — Taylor Swift

32. “Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.” — Vesta M. Kel

34. “In the winter, the snow had become glittery fairy dust that had given all the creatures of the meadow warm clothes and a fire to help them endure the winter.” — Carla Reighard

39. “Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow.” — Edmund Hillary

40. “Snow is…a beautiful reminder of life and all its quirks. It makes me pause. Think. Stay still. Even my mind takes the hint. It makes me feel giddy. Like a kid.” — R.B. O’Brien

41. “It takes a snowflake two hours to fall from cloud to earth. Can’t you just see its slow, peaceful descent?” – Amy Krouse Rosenthal

42. “Snow is falling outside and all is peaceful and still. In such moments it is possible to believe that the world could still be good.” – Richard Paul Evans

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