“There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories - Ghost Stories, or more shame for us - round the Christmas fire; and we have never stirred, except to draw a little nearer to it.” LittlesStoriesFireComfortableDrawsShameRoundsWinterSmellGhostSpookyGhost StoriesChestnuts Book:Christmas Stories from Source: Christmas Stories from
“That's what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there's still some life and light left in the universe. It's more than just a religious story. The days have been growing shorter, imperceptibly but inescapably darker.... Heading into the night of the winter solstice, every spiritual tradition has some kind of festival of light. We're all just whistling in the dark, hoping against hope that someone up there will see these little Hanukkah candles and get the hint.” TryingKindLittlesHas BeensStillsStoriesLightSpiritualNightUniverseLeftReligiousDarkDarknessGrowingTraditionWinterCandleFestivalsHintsHeadingsWhistlingHanukkahSolsticeWinter Solstice Book:I'm God, You're Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego Source: I'm God, You're Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego
“A Child will make two Dishes at an Entertainment for Friends; and when the Family dines alone, the fore or hind Quarter will makea reasonable Dish; and seasoned with a little Pepper or Salt, will be very good Boiled on the fourth Day, especially in Winter.” ChildrenLittlesTwoWinterVery GoodEntertainmentReasonableQuartersSaltFourthDishesPeppersDine Author:Jonathan Swift