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Christmas quotes from literature that beautifully capture the festive spirit

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Dec 21, 2023, 23:16 IST

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Christmas 2023: Christmas quotes from literature that beautifully capture the festive spirit

Christmas, the most awaited time of the year, has finally arrived. As the winter chill sets in, the preparation for the festival begins. The jingling of the bells and the lovely decorations and the whiff of baking cakes fill the air with excitement. This blissful festival is a state of mind too. To help you get in the spirit, we have picked a few quotes by popular authors who have beautifully captured the essence of the festival. While you're wrapping gifts for family and friends and sending them your best wishes, you can also choose these quotes to make your gifts and wishes stand out from the rest. It's a little something extra that will make them feel loved.

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George Eliot in 'The Mill on the Floss'

"Fine old Christmas, with the snowy hair and ruddy face, had done his duty that year in the noblest fashion, and had set off his rich gifts of warmth and color with all the heightening contrast of frost and snow."
– George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss

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G.K. Chesterton in 'Brave New Family'

"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
– G.K. Chesterton, Brave New Family

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Bess Streeter Aldrich in 'Song of Years'

“Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart...filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.”
― Bess Streeter Aldrich, Song of Years

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William Shakespeare in 'Love’s Labour’s Lost'

"At Christmas I no more desire a rose / Than wish a snow in May’s new-fangled shows."
– William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour’s Lost

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J.K. Rowling in 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'

“One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Nick Hornby in 'About A Boy'

“It struck him that how you spent Christmas was a message to the world about where you were in life.”
- Nick Hornby, About A Boy

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Charles Dickens

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
― Charles Dickens

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Matthew Quick in 'The Silver Linings Playbook'

"Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that shit."
– Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook

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Dr. Seuss in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”
― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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Steve Maraboli in 'Unapologetically You'

"Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

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Richelle E. Goodrich in 'Smile Anyway'

"Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever."
– Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway

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