Barbara Pym

It was a cold November day and she had dressed herself up in layers of cardigans and covered the whole lot with her old tweed coat, the one she might have used for feeding the chickens in.

Audrey Hepburn

Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being’s suffering. Nothing. Not career, not wealth. not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we’re going to survive with dignity.

Afrika Bambaataa

November is Hip Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all nationalities, young people, all the political systems and politicians on the planet.

Maribeth Jones

November—the very best month of autumn. It’s a holiday month, but instead of the hurried rush—not to mention shopping for all those presents—of Christmas, you get to spend time with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving traditions and take a moment to reflect on all that makes you grateful.

F. Sionil Jose

November is auspicious in so many parts of the country—the rice harvest is already in, the weather starts to cool, and the festive glow which precedes Christmas has began to brighten the landscape.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Every year, in November, at the season that follows the hour of the dead, the crowning and majestic hours of autumn, I go to visit the chrysanthemums. They are indeed, the most universal, the most diverse of flowers.

Clyde Watson

November comes and November goes. With the last red berries and the first white snows. With night coming early and dawn coming late, and ice in the bucket and frost by the gate. The fires burn and the kettles sing, and earth sinks to rest until next spring.