"One theory is, it goes back to the days when they were making the calendar. They put in the extra days between the lunar and the solar year, and when they put them in, they felt they were queer sort of days, that they didn't really exist. Days on which anything might happen."
"How strange. I used to feel like that about Christmas when I was a child. I remember how wonderful it was, seeing the snow outside, finding our Christmas stockings tied to the ends of our beds, and all day long a strange sort of excitement. And then, in the evening, downstairs in the drawing room, dark, green and glittering, the Christmas tree. Somehow Christmas never seems quite the same now. As one gets older, the magic seems to go out of things."
It is axiomatic (well, it is now I've said it, or am about to) that...
"How strange. I used to feel like that about Christmas when I was a child. I remember how wonderful it was, seeing the snow outside, finding our Christmas stockings tied to the ends of our beds, and all day long a strange sort of excitement. And then, in the evening, downstairs in the drawing room, dark, green and glittering, the Christmas tree. Somehow Christmas never seems quite the same now. As one gets older, the magic seems to go out of things."
It is axiomatic (well, it is now I've said it, or am about to) that...
- 12/23/2010
- MUBI
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.