Love alone was left, as a great image of a dream that was erased.
Christmas Quotes
Most of the quotes on this page are not about Christmas at all. We built it from the pages on family, love and gratitude, which is what people tend to want for a card or a toast.
That makes it a long list, ordered by quality rather than by how seasonal each entry feels. If you want something that sounds like Christmas, search for it. If you want something that would be true at any family table, start here.
There was, he remembered, far more to love than what went on in bed, but that had its place too.
It was in the shady groves of dictionaries that Jack fell in love.
I lie here thinking of you:— the stain of love
is upon the world!
I always said I never wanted to write about love, but then I went and did that anyway.
Canst thou not wait for Love one flying hour
O heart of little faith?
Whene'er I hear French spoken as I approve,
I feel myself quietly falling in love.
Your own experience in love
will lead you through my verses' meaning.
The frost stings sweetly with a burning kiss
As intimate as love, as cold as death.
I've learned love is like a brick, you can build a house or sink a dead body.