"Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind."
~~Mary Ellen Chase
"Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting election returns; there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in."
~~Marcelene Cox
"Let Us Keep Christmas
Whatever else be lost among the years,
Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing;
Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears,
Let us hold close one day, remembering
It's poignant meaning for the hearts of men.
Let us get back our childlike faith again."
~~Grace Noll Crowell
"There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning
and not be a child."
~~ Erma Bombeck
"Before the ice is in the pools,
Before the skaters go,
Or any cheek at nightfall
Is tarnished by the snow,
Before the fields have finished,
Before the Christmas tree,
Wonder upon wonder
Will arrive to me!"
~~Emily Dickinson
"May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas which is peace;
The heart of Christmas which is love."
~~Ada V. Hendricks
