“Fail not to call to mind, in the course of the twenty-fifth of this month, that the Divinest Heart that ever walked the earth was born on that day; and then smile and enjoy yourselves for the rest of it; for mirth is also of Heaven's making. ” 

― Leigh Hunt

 “Although it is pleasant to think about poison at any season, there is something special about Christmas, and I found myself grinning.” 

― Alan Bradley, I Am Half-Sick of Shadows