"Every Christmas now for years, I have found myself wondering about the point of the celebration. As the holiday has become more ecumenical and secular, it has lost much of the magic that I remember so fondly from childhood.“

-Whitley Strieber

posted in Christmas

Whitley Strieber quote on Christmas: "Every Christmas now for years, I have found myself wondering about the point of the celebr..." - Aesthetic Wallpaper & Wisdom

Other Quotes by Whitley Strieber

Discover more inspiring quotes by Whitley Strieber

"I put the copy of 'A Christmas Carol' that my grandfather had first read to me 60 years ago on my desk, and I began to write. The result, for better or for worse, is the 'Christmas Spirits.' I plan to read it to my grandson."

-Whitley Strieber

ChristmasView Quote

"The upheavals of adolescence silenced 'A Christmas Carol' for a few years. I became a firebrand atheist. Christmas - humbug! Too commercial! Then I became an agnostic. Christmas was a pro-forma affair, basically a chore. Buy mother a book, dad a new tie, my brother and sister small gifts. Pretend thanks for the fountain pens and shirts I received."

-Whitley Strieber

ChristmasView Quote

"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."

-Marilyn Monroe

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."

-Robert Frost

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."

-George Sand

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

-Mark Twain

TruthView Quote

Same Category

More quotes in this category

"Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind."

-Mary Ellen Chase

ChristmasView Quote

"The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin."

-Jay Leno

ChristmasView Quote

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph."

-Shirley Temple

ChristmasView Quote

"The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live."

-George Carlin

ChristmasView Quote

"The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value."

-Charles Dudley Warner

ChristmasView Quote

"I love Christmas. Frosty the Snowman, peace on Earth and mangers, Salvation Army bell ringers and reindeer, the movie 'Meet Me in St. Louis,' office parties and cookies."

-Mo Rocca

ChristmasView Quote