25 October Quotes That Will Help You Fall in Love With Autumn

When the dog days of summer are almost behind you, all you can think about is ushering in the cooler weather. You're more than ready to finally trade out those sandals for boots and go for a brisk walk among the changing leaves (or maybe you prefer to hop in the car for some of the best leaf peeping in America!). And for our money, there's no greater month—in both the fall and the whole darn year—than October, and we'll tell you why. You've got all kinds of fun activities to cross off your fall bucket list that can be enjoyed in the cooler temps of October. You've got an array of fall foods (okay, desserts) like apple cobbler, sweet potato pie, and pumpkin cheesecake recipes. It's practically a law that you take that annual trip to the pumpkin patch. Don't even get us started on Halloween—the candy, these DIY Halloween costumes for women, the Halloween party themes, the DIY Halloween wreaths, and the pumpkin decorating ideas.

Need a little help getting in the mood for October? We've got you covered. Not only can you check out some spooky Halloween quotes (and don't forget these Halloween Instagram captions and fall Instagram captions) and fall quotes, we've also amassed a lot of words of wisdom about our favorite 31 days of the year with these October quotes. John Nichols said it best: “October is a Hallelujah!”