Quote It Saturday: January

Welcome to Quote It!

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Add as many quotes as you wish, from whom ever you wish. It can even be lyrics to a song.
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Thank you!

Due to the poor turnout for this meme, I am considering ending it.

However, I don't give up easily, so I figure I'll set a goal, and in that goal try to get more to join.

I'm giving it 13 weeks, or a quarter of a year.

If I can't pique more interest by then, I'll be forced to give up or pass the torch.

You'll also notice some changes.

The Linky is for the whole month. You can add your links each week and still see the previous link(s). 

Plus I am using themes. Each week a theme will be posted. 

Due to this being the first time doing this method, this theme will run next week as well.

THEME: JANUARY

January is here, with eyes that keenly glow,
A frost-mailed warrior 
striding a shadowy steed of snow. 
-  Edgar Fawcett

January is the quietest month in the garden.  ...  But just because it looks quiet doesn't mean that nothing is happening.  The soil, open to the sky, absorbs the pure rainfall while microorganisms convert tilled-under fodder into usable nutrients for the next crop of plants.  The feasting earthworms tunnel along, aerating the soil and preparing it to welcome the seeds and bare roots to come.
-  Rosalie Muller Wright, Editor of Sunset Magazine, 1/99

The name, given to the month of 'January', is derived from the ancient Roman name 'Janus' who presided over the gate to the new year.  He was revered as the 'God of Gateways', 'of Doorways' and 'of the Journey.'  Janus protected the 'Gate of Heaven', known as the 'Lord of Beginnings', is associated with the 'Goddess Juno-Janus', and often symbolized by an image of a face that looks forwards and backwards at the same time.  This symbolism can easily be associated with the month known by many as the start of a new year which brings new opportunities.  We cast out the old and welcome in the new.  It is the time when many reflect on events of the previous year and often resolve to redress or improve some aspect of daily life or personal philosophy.
-  Mysitcal World Wide Web