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

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My mother is a special education teacher but also an artist, and my father an advertising executive. They are about as wacky as you can get without being alcoholics. – Sloane Crosley

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Education
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Its funny. People often compare me to other humor essayists. Theyre usually quite nice comparisons I will accept those gladly. But I am always sort of appalled at the idea of being lumped with other, more chick-y female writers. And the truth is probably that neither comparison is accurate. – Sloane Crosley

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funny
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Since graduation, I have measured time in 4-by-5-inch pieces of paper, four days on the left and three on the right. Every social engagement, interview, reading, flight, doctors appointment, birthday and dry-cleaning reminder has been handwritten between metal loops. – Sloane Crosley

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Im not going to put out a Christmas CD until its coming out of me naturally. – TobyMac

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For a long time all I wanted for Christmas were books about outdoor survival. I was convinced that the woods were calling me. I camped a lot, I took classes. At 18, I told myself if I dont live in the woods by myself by the time Im 25, I have failed. – Chris Evans

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Christmas is the day that holds all time together. – Alexander Smith

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Christmas

From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it. – Katharine Whitehorn

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