“Thanksgiving was nothing more than a pilgrim-created obstacle in the way of Christmas; a dead bird in the street that forced a brief detour.”

—  Augusten Burroughs, book You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas

Source: You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas

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