Festive Quotes

42 quotes by 39 authors

Consumed by the agony of remembrance The remembrance of night's festive company The one remaining candle flickers and dies. — Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
Play: It is an an activity which proceeds within certain limits of time and space, in a visible order, according to rules freely accepted, and… — Johan Huizinga
What good to me is the festive garment of freedom when I am in a slave's smock at home? — Johann Georg Hamann
Without cruelty there is no festival: thus the longest and most ancient part of human history teaches and in punishment there is so much that… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual. — Bobby Flay
Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way,… — Anne Lamott
When you recognize the festive and the still moments as moments of prayer, then you gradually realize that to pray is to live. — Henri Nouwen
Christmas crept into Pine Cove like a creeping Christmas thing: dragging garland, ribbon, and sleigh bells, oozing eggnog, reeking of pine, and threatening festive doom… — Christopher Moore
This, after all, was the month in which families began tightening and closing and sealing; from Thanksgiving to the New Year, everybody's world contracted, day… — Zadie Smith
Life for young American college graduates is a festive affair. Free of having to support their families, they mostly have gay parties on rooftops where… — Gary Shteyngart
I don't suppose I can wear the flamingo tie," he said as he pulled on black socks. "It's a bit festive, given the occasion," I… — John Green
He who has talent in him must be purer in soul than anyone else. Another will be forgiven much, but to him it will not… — Nikolai Gogol
You can say anything with a Post-It. Iâ€™m not entirely sure why that is. Maybe the friendliness of the squares makes it easier. A square… — Erin Morgenstern
Our thoughts fly therefore by themselves in this festive hour of our plant community, to the man whom we thank for the ressurection of our… — Gustav Krupp
The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big… — Salman Khan
I always look forward to the holidays because I love dressing up in festive, shimmery evening dresses. — Hilary Rhoda
These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of… — Bible
Thanks to the Middle East for giving us Christmas; the party of deceit to groom our kids. We already had solstice day and the festive… — Steve Fowler
The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade. — Dejan Stojanovic
Be merry all, be merry all, with holly dress the festive hall; Prepare the song, the feast, the ball, to welcome merry Christmas. — Unknown Author

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39 authors contributed a total of 42 Festive Quotes, led by these top contributors: