‘Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.’ – Al Bernstein

‘It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.’ – Maud Hart Lovelace

‘Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.’ – Henry James

‘Summertime is always the best of what might be.’ – Charles Bowden

‘In summer, the song sings itself.’ – William Carlos Williams