Quote by Washington Irving
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. – Washington Irving

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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. – Washington Irving

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The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated. – Washington Irving

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Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. – Calvin Coolidge, 1927

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To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year. – E.B. White, "The Distant Music of the Hounds," The Second Tree from the

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My Christmas wish would be to have an entire week off. To spend it with my family and just curl up and watch Christmas movies when its snowing outside. – David Hasselhoff

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I love the excess of Christmas. The shopping season that begins in September, the bad pop star recordings of Christmas carols, the decorations that dont know when to come down. – Mo Rocca

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