Invincible Summer

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."
~Albert Camus

This picture just seemed to go with this quote. (Which btw, is one of my all time favorite quotes.)
Winter is a time of everything frozen over and dead. Cold, white, dead.
Summer is a time of rebirth. Warm, fun, joy.
Total opposites.
I love this quote so much, because, what's is saying here, is that no matter what's dying or cold or lifeless, you will always that spark in you. No matter what kind of living hell your life has become, there will always be that joy somewhere. Somewhere lurking, waiting to be found.
This picture went with it, in my mind, because I'm shutting my eyes. Shutting your eyes to the world, to the winter, and finding that invincible summer within myself.
I also love that he threw the word invincible in there. It just reaffirms that absolutely nothing can ever make your spark go away. Nothing. Ever.
Boom.
(I also think it spoke to me, because winter strikes me and black and white. White snow, black trees... I don't know... but this picture was black and white, so it worked.)
I had planned up until tonight, to use a different quote this picture. A more literal one, about eyes and whatnot. But... well, you just can't pass up the opportunity to use this. T'would be a terrible waste, don't you think?