Quote by Sloane Crosley
Brits and Americans have hundreds of different phrases for the sam

Brits and Americans have hundreds of different phrases for the same thing. Luckily, its usually a source of amusement rather than frustration. A flashlight by any other name is still a torch. My personal favourite is fairy lights, which we boringly refer to as Christmas lights. – Sloane Crosley

Other quotes by Sloane Crosley

I hope to one day co-sign a lease with another person but, well, it doesnt plague me that I have yet to do so. Put it this way: Ive never had to violently tug at my own pillow at 2 A.M. to get myself to stop snoring. – Sloane Crosley

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Hope
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The hardest thing is spending twelve hours a day accommodating the rest of the world, then going home at night and criticizing it. I would be curious about what Id write if I didnt have to worry about offending. – Sloane Crosley

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Home
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Our cultures obsession with vintage objects has rendered us unable to separate history from nostalgia. People want heart. They want a chaser of emotion with their aesthetics. – Sloane Crosley

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There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas. – Robert Staughton Lynd

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I dont know of too many double Christmas albums, so it is something thats new, and hopefully will be fun, and theres plenty of stuff out there to cut. – Garth Brooks

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Its hard and sometimes its scary. It still amazes my mother. I went home for Christmas one year and there were fans all over the front lawn, hoping to see me. – Luke Perry

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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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