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7 Literary Quotes About The Holiday Season

Here are some iconic holiday quotes to get you in the spirit this Christmas season.

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7 Literary Quotes About The Holiday Season

On the days leading up to Christmas, it's the perfect time to visit family, exchange gifts with dear friends, and relax under a warm, cozy blanket with a book. These beautiful Christmas-themed quotes are sure to fill you with holiday cheer, and they are perfect additions to Christmas cards and heartfelt letters.

1. "Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort."  — 𝘌𝘮𝘮𝘢, by Jane Austen

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2. "I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year." — 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭, by Charles Dickens

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3. "The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting." — 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯, by Louisa May Alcott

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4. "Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more." — 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴, Dr. Seuss

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

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6. "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."— 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, George Eliot

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7. "Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, a child again at Christmas time." — 𝘈 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘳, Laura Ingalls Wilder

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