18 Quotes for Sunshine, Summer Vibes, and Savoring the Season
Updated June 2026 | Originally published June 2024
Summer is a time of energy, exploration, inspiration, and flow. Here are 18 quotes that will have you ready to savor the summer season.
In summer, anything goes! The blossoming of spring is behind you and the abundance of autumn lies ahead. As you soak up summer, anchor into intention, trust your intuition, and let all the joy in. This collection of quotes will inspire you to embrace everything summer season brings.
Brighter days, sweeter nights, summer’s golden light
“This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
— Margaret Atwood
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.”
— Charles Bowden
"It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary."
— Paulo Coelho
"Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Celebrate summer, sun-drenched days and starlit nights.”
— Gooseberry Patch
“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.”
— Sam Keen
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Summer is a season to splash, savor, and settle into
"Anyone’s life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit."
— Lillie Langtry
"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
"Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all’s right with the world."
— Ada Louise Huxtable
“June is the season of endless adventure, beckoning us to explore and embrace new experiences.”
— Frances Mayes
"The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely, aware."
— Henry Miller
"Smell the sea, and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly."
— Van Morrison
Summertime Vibes: What I’m Loving this Season
From style to travel, entertainment and family fun, there’s so much to enjoy during these warmer months. I’m sharing the style shift I’ve made this summer, along with my favorite activity of the season. Grab your favorite cold beverage, sit back, and join me as we celebrate the things that make this season shine!
Episode 155 from July 20, 2023
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Patio hours and sand between your toes
"Summer is singing with joy, and the beaches are inviting you with dancing waves."
— Debasish Mridha
"Summertime. It was a song. It was a season. I wondered if that season would ever live inside of me."
— Benjamin Alire Sáenz
"I expect some new phases of life this summer, and shall try to get the honey from each moment."
— Lucy Stone
"On the shore of nature's magic, I dreamed summer knew no end."
— Angie Weiland-Crosby
"In summer, the song sings itself."
— William Carlos Williams
“Summer has a flavor like no other. Always fresh and simmered in sunshine.”
— Oprah Winfrey
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