“October is the treasure of the year.”

on days like these."

Pumpkins line stone steps, with varying sizes and textures, surrounded by green ivy. A large pumpkin with “43” carved on it stands out among the others.

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Text on a red checkered background reads: “There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October. Nathaniel Hawthorne.”

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Quote in a white box reads, &ldquo;I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.&rdquo; by Lucy Maud Montgomery, <strong>Ann of Green Gables</strong>, surrounded by a red leafy pattern.

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Text displays a quote on a red and cream checkered background. It reads: &ldquo;He loved October. Had always loved it. There was something sad and beautiful about it—the ending and beginning of things.&rdquo; - Jacqueline Woodson, <em>If You Come Softly</em>.

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Quote text on a red leafy background: &ldquo;I remember it as October days are always remembered, cloudless, maple-flavored, the air gold and so clean it quivers.&rdquo; — Leif Enger, <em>Peace Like a River</em>.

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A checkered red and beige background contains a quote by Paul Laurence Dunbar: &ldquo;October is the treasure of the year, And all the months pay bounty to her store&hellip;&quot;

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