SUMMER QUOTES TO BEAT THE HEAT by Yvonne Saxon

Want to see a writer spontaneously combust? Put me outside in the middle of July! How anyone can write at the beach, by the pool, or at the lake is beyond me. My HVAC unit died on the hottest day of July so far, and my fictional murder mystery was in danger of becoming a true crime episode had the repairman not shown up at my door that evening! Summer heat fries my brain and any words that I might possibly write disappear when sweat runs down my face.

So for those kindred spirits who are also heat-averse, I offer a few chuckles to amuse you while you scribble inside in the cool.

"It's a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do." -Walter Winchell

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken." -James Dent

"I plan on avoiding embarrassing tan lines by sticking to indoor activities." -unknown

"I can't wait to start blaming my normal lack of productivity on it being summer." -unknown

"During summer vacation, you get to do all your favorite things; cook hot dogs over a campfire (while being eaten alive by mosquitos)." -Bruce Lansky

However, even I will admit that there might be a few positive things about summer: 

"Iced tea is too pure and natural a creation not to have been invented as soon as tea, ice, and hot weather crossed paths." -John Egerton

"If summer had one defining scent, it'd definitely be the smell of barbecue." -Katie Lee

"When I figured out how to work my grill, it was quite a moment. I discovered that summer is a completely different experience when you know how to grill." -Taylor Swift

"One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by." -Jeanette Walls

If your social media status reads "Currently in a close relationship with my air conditioner" like Sandra Shea's, then by all means, stay in, turn that fan on high, and write cool! (There's only 73 days until autumn)