“It’s a small step from belittling people who don’t take sufficient coronavirus precautions to belittling people for contracting Covid-19.”— Aaron E. Carroll, nytimes.com
“If you know someone who wants to smell like a vagina, become a Scottish lord, or create a replica of any consenting penis, it’s the perfect place to shop.”— Andrew Nguyen, thecut.com
“Holidays make what is better even worse.”— Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz, Ryan Atwood, Ben McKenzie, imdb.com
“I'm going to show you how to create a really great host gift to bring to someone for a holiday dinner.”— David Burtka, youtube.com
“Food tends to accumulate and potentially cause reflux if you lie down right after a large meal.”— Abigail Abesamis, huffpost.com
“We should have a holiday called Space Day, where lights are shut off for an hour at night to reduce light pollution, so we can see the galaxy.”— Conscious Arrival, instagram.com
“I know why they have holidays. They have holidays so people can get together and have fun. So why am I alone?”— Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown / Schroeder, Todd Barbee, imdb.com
“Isn’t it peculiar, Charlie Brown, how some traditions just slowly fade away?”— Charles M. Schulz, Lucy van Pelt (voice), Robin Kohn, imdb.com
“Before anyone was celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, the Western world had Yule and Saturnalia; late-December holidays commemorating the winter solstice, when the days (finally) start to get longer. December 21st is the shortest day of the year, and the whole world agrees the beginning of t…”— Haley Hamilton, melmagazine.com
“Christmas Haters can be found worldwide. For example, bah-humbug protesters — consisting mainly of single men referring to themselves as “Losers with Women” — marched through Tokyo in 2015, claiming the holiday was a capitalist ploy that discriminates against single men.”— C. Brian Smith, melmagazine.com
“For me, holiday celebrations are never as fulfilling as the promise of holiday cheer suggests. So I made a choice: Instead of investing in complicated dynamics and being reminded of unresolved shit, I stayed in Alabama, 1,000 miles away from my real home and closest blood relative.”— Emma Bracy, manrepeller.com
“Baby, it’s cold outside—and there’s no reason to leave home when it’s this cozy indoors.”— Emily Schuman, cupcakesandcashmere.com
“My perfect Valentine's day? I'm at home, three cell phones in front of me, fielding desperate calls from people who want to buy one of the fifty restaurant reservations I made over six months ago.”— Randall Einhorn, Dwight Schrute, Rainn Wilson, imdb.com
“Ellen: You set standards that no family activity can live up to. Clark: When have I ever done that? Ellen: Parties, weddings, anniversaries, funerals, holidays... Clark: Goodnight, Ellen. Ellen: Vacations, graduations...”— John Hughes, Clark Griswold, Chevy Chase, imdb.com
“Clark: Our holidays were always such a mess. Clark Sr.: Oh, yeah. Clark: How'd you get through it? Clark Sr.: I had a lot of help from Jack Daniels.”— John Hughes, Clark Griswold, Chevy Chase, imdb.com