Christmas Vacation Quotes

9 quotes from 8 authors

Only nine reflections survive on this page, yet each one hints at the lingering ache after a festive break. Some recall sore muscles, others cling to unexpected family ties that stretched far beyond December. For a deeper look, explore the richer “holiday traditions” or “post‑holiday blues” pages, where dozens of voices unpack the season’s afterglow.

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“Sitting in the study hall he opened the lid of his desk and changed the number pasted up inside from seventy-seven to…

James Joyce

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We had a house in Baga, Goa, that we would visit every Christmas vacation. It was called Love House. The toilet was…

Karan Kapoor

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I used to know Jennifer Love Hewitt. We lived in the same apartment building when I was about... jeez, I guess it…

Johnny Galecki

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Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks' Christmas vacation and stayed for 21 years. I guess my mother never went…

Frank McCourt

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For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk properly, yet we had…

Stefan Kieszling

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Time passes, as the novelist says. The single most useful trick of fiction for our repair and refreshment: the defeat of time.…

Richard Powers

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“gravity didn’t even exist. As if the thought of slipping off that narrow seat and plummeting to the ground never entered any…

Julie Ortolon

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“Mind if I ask you another question?” I said. “Go ahead,” he replied. I cleared my throat and sat up straight in…

Ree Drummond

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“So…,” I began. Was it just a high school thing? Or worse, I imagined, is it just that I’m not and never…

Ree Drummond

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