Writing tips from Texas author DiAnn Mills<\/p>\n

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Have you ever read what other writers have said about Christmas? Curiosity, like a writerly-child (I made that up), propelled me to explore several quotes. They are so special that I wanted to share twelve of them with you. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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1.  “Do give books\u2014religious or otherwise\u2014for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.”\u202f <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lenore Hershey  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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2.  “Christmas! ‘Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Washington Irving <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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3.  “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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4.  “Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveler, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home!” <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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5.  “I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.” <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Norman Vincent Peale <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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6.  “I heard the bells on Christmas Day <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Their old, familiar carols play, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And wild and sweet <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The words repeat <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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7.  “The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned, and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.” Louisa May Alcott, Little Women <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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8.  “Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart…filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.”  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bess Streeter Aldrich, Song of Years <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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9.  \u201cWhat kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Salman Rushdie  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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10. \u201cI will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.\u201d  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Charles Dickens <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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11. \u201cHe who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.\u201d  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Roy L. Smith <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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12. \u201cChristmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we\u2019re here for something else besides ourselves.\u201d  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Severeid <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now it\u2019s your turn! Create a writerly quote for Christmas and share it with your writerly-child friends! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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