Summer days, make me feel fine… Whenever I’m asked about my favourite season, I don’t think anyone who knows me would be surprised that it’s Summer. There’s something about sunshine days at this time of year when the world feels put to rights. And I’m not alone in thinking this either, as this selection of 30 best Summer quotes shows. Yes, it’s true, summertime makes everything that little bit better, easier, sweeter, and warmer.
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30 best Summer quotes ever – for sunshine vibes all year round
Seasonal quotes posts aren’t new for me – you may have already read my 30 inspirational Autumn quotes, and 30 inspiring Winter quotes. But finding 30 inspirational Summer quotes was a research task made in heaven. In fact, I’m writing this post outdoors in my garden on a summer afternoon in June, with the temperature nudging 28 degrees. The washing is out on the line, my flowers are wafting their scents, the bees are droning soporifically, and I’m truly in my happy place. Although I wouldn’t say no to some welcome summer rain later, to save me having to water the garden by hand! Anyway, on with my first selection of summer sayings for sunshine vibes.
Short Summer quotes
Sometimes brevity is best, so here are 9 short summer quotes that, for me, sum up all that’s best about a summer day or summer night in only a few words. Oh, and I think they’d make the perfect Summer quotes for Instagram too, so don’t be surprised if you see a few pop up on mine over the coming months!
“It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine … it’s summertime!” – Kenny Chesney
“We know summer is the height of being alive.” – Gary Shteyngart
“A little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about.” – John Mayer
“I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket.” – Kellie Elmore
“Summer is singing with joy, and the beaches are inviting you with dancing waves.” – Debasish Mridha
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” – Charles Bowden
“The summer night is like a perfection of thought.” – Wallace Stevens
“A life without love is like a year without summer.” – Swedish Proverb
“Friends, sun, sand, and sea, that sounds like a summer to me.” – Unknown
Literary and lyrical quotes about Summer
A collection of summer sayings wouldn’t be complete without a few literary and lyrical good summer quotes, would it? And here are the 7 best ones I’ve found by some of my favourite authors and a song writer. No surprises that my all-time favourite author, poet, and dramatist, William Shakespeare, features twice!
“Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James
“This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.” – William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Oh, the summer night, has a smile of light, and she sits on a sapphire throne.” – Bryan Procter
“Sweet, sweet burn of sun and summer wind, and you my friend, my new fun thing, my summer fling.” – K.D. Lang
“Summer was on the way; Jem and I awaited it with impatience. Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the tree house; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill.” – Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” – William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18
Summer sassiness
Well, I couldn’t leave out these funny Summer quotes from my collection of best Summer quotes, could I? Sam Keen is my Muse, and James Dent is most definitely my husband’s 🙂
“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” – Sam Keen
“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken.” – James Dent
Summer solace
Summer is a time of comfort as these 6 happy Summer quotes show. Cloud watching is something that Flora loves to do and it takes me right back to my childhood too. And even better, when we lie on a picnic blanket in our summer garden, we have the splish-splash of the water in our wildlife pond to soothe us as well. I love all the other quotes because they remind me that anything seems possible in summertime, and it’s always when most of my favourite memories are created.
“Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds.” – Regina Brett
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” – John Lubbock
“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” – Wilma Rudolph
“Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.” – Brian Wilson
“Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. For those few months, you’re not required to be who everyone thinks you are, and that cut-grass smell in the air and the chance to dive into the deep end of a pool give you a courage you don’t have the rest of the year. You can be grateful and easy, with no eyes on you, and no past. Summer just opens the door and lets you out.” – Deb Caletti
“I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there.” – Jack McBrayer
Summer quotes for kids
I was so lucky to grow up in the country surrounded by Nature, which is something Flora’s experienced from birth too. So these 2 summer quotes for kids are very apposite for us. Only this morning we were standing in our local stream, catching crayfish, just like something from Enid Blyton’s Famous Five. Most definitely a summer past-time, we’d get hypothermia in doing that in Winter…
“In the summer I was a wild child in the woods, with no shoes, and in the fall it was back to the city, shoe shops and school.” – Margaret Atwood
“In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet happening at the same time, this collection of weeks when anything was possible.” – Sarah Dessen
A Summer quote for June
As I’m writing this post in our garden in June, it seems only right that I should include a few Summer captions for this most beautiful of months. And yes, I know I say that about our garden every month, but Maud absolutely nails it, don’t you think?
“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” – Maud Hart Lovelace
“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” – Jenny Han
“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” – Al Bernstein
My favourite Summer quote
I’ve often thought that I was born in the wrong country. Give me sunshine and I’m smiling. I love Summer, even if my hay fever kicks in and I have to take 3 showers a day when it’s really hot. Blue skies and sunshine, flip flops and suncream, ice creams and a glass of something chilled are all what do it for me. And this is the time of year when I’m in my element.
“I was made for sunny days.” – Unknown
And that last quote wraps up my 30 best Summer quotes. Sunny days are when all the hard work of Winter and Spring begins to reveal itself in our garden. We can get outside and really revel in everything Nature has to offer us. And summer is also special because as a freelancer, I can take time out and have more holidays a time to suit me and my family. So we can create even more precious summertime memories to stay with us throughout the wetter and colder months, and to give us those warming summer vibes all year round 🙂
Which of my 30 best Summer quotes is your favourite? Have you got a summer saying that I’ve not mentioned? What does Summer mean to you and which words or phrases give you all the sunshine feels, no matter the time of year?
Had a little giggle at the funny summer quotes. Needed a few more of those. But my favourites are by K D Lang and Gary Shteyngart!
You can’t beat KD Lang can you? Glad you liked my choices 🙂
Love that song on the introduction haha. I love Lovelace’s and Atwood’s. Poetic and just simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Lisa!
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You’re welcome, Margaret Atwood really chimes with me too!
Oooh love these! Thank you for sharing. My mood has changed SO much with the addition of a bit of summer sunshine. These are great for starting the week with!
Claire.x
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Oh yes, sunshine makes ALL the difference, I feel so much more chilled and relaxed! x
This one: “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald UGH, I love it. So beautiful. You know what Lisa, I know you know me as the person that HATES Summer but this year, I’m rather enjoying it. It think now my anxiety is under control (and a huge trigger for me was getting too hot), I’m able to enjoy it a lot more and I’m really happy about that 🙂 xxx
Oh that is amazing to hear, Jenny. I did think of you when I was writing this post because I know how much you’ve hated hot weather in the past. I’m so thrilled that things are different for you this year, that’s just wonderful! xx
This is summer in post! I am so beyond happy to see the sunshine, it makes my whole mood so much happier!!
Rosie
I couldn’t agree more, sunshine equals happiness 🙂
I love this Lisa – it’s the perfect post to read on a Monday morning it’s so uplifting and the funny quotes really did make me giggle!x
Thank you, Kayleigh, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! x
This is such a happy post! I love the summer more than anything, it’s always a lot more positive and I’m a sun lover too x
Thank you, Della, I did enjoy writing this so I’m glad it shows! x
Oh lovely post. My favorite summer quotes is by Debasish Mridha (summer is singing with joy, and the beaches are inviting you with dancing waves” love it because I always think about going to the beach during the summer time
Thank you – if we lived closer to the sea I’d feel the same but we are in the country so country walks do it for me!
Love all of these quotes and can never get away from a quote post without jotting down one! I love the one from Margaret Atwood as it truly describes what was summer for me when I was a kid, getting back after the holidays meant winter was coming and everything was going back to normal. Thanks for sharing x
Yes, that’s exactly how I feel about her quote too, she just nailed it for me! Thank you, Cristina x
I love these quotes and summer is my favourite time of the year! Great choices x
Thank you, Eleanor, glad you like them 🙂
These are wonderful quotes and would make great artwork to hang in the house. Something I might have to tackle to have in the next year.
Oh that’s a great idea, I hadn’t thought about artwork – hello, Canva….!
I love these and I’m always inspired by the various quotes I find (I’ve actually put up a quote post today, haha). Thanks for sharing the summer joy!
I am too – and oh, what a coincidence, I’ll go and have a read!
Summer is my favourite season as well! I love the longer days, the garden growing and settling into a comfortable chair outside with a cool drink! I love these quotes and the authors that share my joy of the season. Thanks for sharing!
A comfy chair with a cool drink outside is just wonderful, especially when you can literally stop and smell the flowers, isn’t it? 🙂
I love this, it made me smile! Summer is definitely my season, so these quotes are perfect for me. “A life without love is like a year without summer” is such a beautiful quote, but I got to say I love KD Langs as well. Thanks for sharing these!
KD Lang is emerging as a firm favourite with a lot of people 🙂 Glad you enjoyed my selection, Tiffany, thank you.
These are lovely Summer quotes, I love the Brian Wilson quote, that’s how Summer should be! x
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I’m glad you think so – although I’d pass on Disneyland, it has to be said! x
Great post! I have to admit I love the “Friends, sun, sand, and sea, that sounds like a summer to me” quote – it definitely sums up my summers! Thanks for sharing x
Oh wow, your summers sound fantastic, lucky you! x
“I was made for summer days” is my favorite off this list, but I also love the longer, more prose-like quote from Deb Caletti! Summer is a time to enjoy the fireflies, wine, and the grill, but I also love swimming in the pond, ice cream nights, and iced tea. 🙂
You are so lucky with your pond, Jaya, sadly our wildlife pond isn’t big enough and I don’t think our frogs would appreciate the company! 🙂
Love these quotes about summer! It really is a great season, though I could do with a bit of a cool day as it’s so hot here!
Corinne x
I know – it’s strange when it’s super hot in the UK, we’re not used to it! x
Great quotes, especially, K.D. Lang’s quote and how it rhythm. It’s good to read quotes and be inspired by them. Thank you for sharing it, Lisa! 🙂
Thank you, Frank, glad you enjoyed them all 🙂
Wonderful quotes, just so cheerful and
inviting to relax..
Thank you, Gabi, glad you enjoyed them.
I love quotes. The I love the last one I was made for summer days. That was great.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed them all 🙂
What lovely quotes. It must have been delightful to search for them. I hope you’ll have a wonderful summer. xx
Thank you, Anca, it was a lot of fun – you too xx
These are lovely quotes – I love summer so a lot of these really connected with me. My favourite was “A little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about.” – John Mayer. Thanks for sharing this wonderful list 🙂
Ah, I’m so glad to find another fellow Summer fan – John Mayer’s quote is so good!
Aww I love a good quote! I think my favourite from this list is “A life without love is like a year without summer.” Though I really like your favourite one too!
I have to be honest, it was hard to choose only 30 quotes 🙂
Beautiful summer quotes! Love them all. Thank you for sharing. Hope you’ll have a good summer. I heard that England is almost back to normal, right? That’s a good thing.
Thank you, Fadima 🙂 Well, let’s just say in England I think we are heading in the right direction, fingers crossed!
Literally, this post is perfect! So many great quotes, I’m not sure I can pick a favourite – they all made me really happy and ready for the summer. Absolutely perfect and just brought a smile to my face! You must have enjoyed finding these quotes 😀
Oh wow, thank you so much, I’m thrilled you enjoyed it – yes, you’re right, I had a lot of fun researching this post!
I enjoyed reading these summer-themed quotes & I’m happy that it’s finally summer here in Denmark! I love the “a life without love is like a year without summer” quote as well as the one by F. Scott Fitzgerald!
Thank you, Karalee, that one is one of my faves too!
I love this! What a lovely post, and thank you for sharing all these different ideas and quotes about summer. It’s a lovely season–they all are.
Thank you, Giulia, it’s the best season for me 🙂
These are beautiful quotes! So delightful!
xoxo
Lovely
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed them 🙂
This post made me long for summer, Lisa! We’re dead in the middle of winter here in Aus and I miss the sunshine! x
mia // https://beautiful-inspiring-creative-life.com/
Ah, I’m sorry about that, but your turn will come around soon! x
I love quotes so much! But I have to admit I’m not actually a summer fan. Autumn is the season for me 🙂
This one made me chuckle hehe “Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” – Sam Keen
I’m growing fonder of Autumn but I’m a Summer girl through and through – and yes, Sam nails it!
i don’t like summer much but i like your summer Quotes collection
Thank you 🙂
What bright, shinny, quotes. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed them 🙂
I LOVE a good quote – this is a fantastic selection, Lisa, thanks for putting this together! x
Glad you enjoyed them! x