“I didn't know the full dimensions of forever, but I knew it was longer than waiting for Christmas to come.”

“He who has waited long enough, will wait forever. And there comes the hour when nothing more can happen and nobody more can come and all is ended but the waiting that knows itself in vain.”

“Well, you know, I think the American people are sacrificing now. I think they're waiting in airport lines longer than they've ever had before.”

“I knew I had fallen in love with Lolita forever; but I also knew she would not be forever Lolita.”

“Was it fair to say I didn't know the full state of my soul?”

“I knew that I would speak in the language of the vanquished
No more durable than old customs, family rituals,
Christmas tinsel, and once a year the hilarity of carols.”

“She never came back. The family
Sort of drifted off. Nobody wears shiny boots like that now.
But I know she is beautiful forever, and lives
In a beautiful house, far away.
She called my name once. I didn't even know she knew it.”

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”

“If I miss my chance, I didn't even try
I'm not one to regret Christmas in July.”

“I am not," I said. "I've been waiting forever."”