“What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?”
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Salman Rushdie122
British Indian novelist and essayist 1947Related quotes
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Louisa May Alcott book Little Women
Source: Little Women (1868), Ch. 1 : Playing Pilgrims, First lines
Context: "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.
"It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.
"I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff.
"We've got Father and Mother, and each other," said Beth contentedly from her corner.
The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, "We haven't got Father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never," but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was.
“I was a Christmas present that was delivered unwrapped.”
Rod Serling (1924–1975) American screenwriter
On being born Christmas day, in The Rod Serling bio page on the Internet Movie DataBase.
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Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
Dave Eggers book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Source: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Karl Barth (1886–1968) Swiss Protestant theologian
Source: "Jesus Christ and the Movement for Social Justice" (1911), p. 19
“Since it's Christmas, let's be glad
Even if your life's been bad,
There are presents to be had.”
Sufjan Stevens (1975) American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
"It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad" (2006)
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