484 Quotes About Snow

The black snow on her friend's face stole him from her in fragments, trying to spirit him away.

Snow is covering us. Close your eyes and sleep. Close your eyes and dream. This is one story. There will be another.

What's the big deal? Snow's just rain that's been left out in the cold.

Look at the snow, the woman was saying to the child. The snow absolves Vienna of its sins. The snow falls on Vienna while the missiles rain on Tel Aviv.

It fell like powdered sugar, brittle, yet airy and without direction as it covered the land under an unforgiving tomb.

NIGHT SNOWI was surprised my quilt and pillow were cold,I see that now the window's bright again.Deep in the night, I know the snow is thick,I sometimes hear the sound as bamboo snaps.

RETURNING LATE ON THE ROAD FROM PINGQUAN ON WINTER’S DAYThe mountain road is hard to travel, the sun now slanting down,In a misty village, a crow lands on a frosted tree.I'll not arrive before night falls, but that should not concern me,Once I've drunk three warm cups, I'll feel as if at home.

There were ghosts in the wind, whispers from the snow or the invisible meltwater flowing beneath.

There is one way to understand another culture. Living it. Move into it, ask to be tolerated as a guest, learn the language. At some point understanding may come. It will always be wordless. The moment you grasp what is foreign, you will lose the urge to explain it. To explain a phenomenon is to distance yourself from it. When I start talking about Qaanaaq, to myself or to others, I again start to lose what has never been truly mine.