Christmas Present Quotes

“I'd felt obligated to get Ian a Christmas present. A chunk of coal sat in a brightly wrapped box under the tree, his name written in big bold letters on the front of it.

Ian might be family, but he still had been a very naughty boy this year.”
― Jeaniene Frost, The Bite Before Christmas

“And I don't have a present for you.'
'A present?' said Artemis.
'Of course,' sang his mother, spinning him around. 'Don't you know what day it is?'
'Day?'
'It's Christmas Day, you silly boy. Christmas Day! Presents are traditional, are they not?'
Yes, thought Artemis. Traditional. San D'Klass.
[…]
'Now Arty, I want to know everything. First of all, what happened here?'
'Remodeling,' said Artemis. 'The old doorway was riddled with damp.'
Angeline frowned, completely unconvinced. 'I see. And how about school? Have you decided on a career?'
While his mouth answered these everyday questions, Artemis's mind was in turmoil. He was a boy again. His life was going to change utterly. His plans would have to be much more devious than usual if they were to escape his mother's attention. But it would be worth it.
Angeline Fowl was wrong. She had brought him a Christmas present.”
― Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl

“All I want for Christmas is my belief in Santa returned to me, preferably with URGENT written on it.”
― Stewart Stafford

“What is the Wii U, Gubben?" Farfar said, unable to keep the grin off his face as he balled the wrapping paper in his hands and stared at the box in his lap. "Don't we already have a Wii?" Then, more concerned, "How much did you spend on this?"
"Not too much," I said, grinning back. "It's refurbished."
"And old," Jorge added helpfully.
"And old. Nintendo's already moved on to newer systems. Plus," I said, tossing a second present onto Farfar's lap and picking up his blue Wii remote from the coffee table, strumming the rubber bands holding the battery cover in place with my thumb. "This system's backward compatible."
I watched Farfar peel back the paper one his unauthorized second present and nod to himself. He let out a sound like a deeply satisfied bear.
"Oh, god," Maggie said, laughing.
"Let's hook it up, Gubben."


"They released a deluxe edition for the newer system," I explained, leading to our lengthy, highly technical discussion of Mario Kart 8 for Wii U vs. 8 Deluxe for the Switch, while I hooked up the new system to the TV”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“A better business model (that expands your autonomy and availability) is the best Christmas present you can gift your family this year.”
― Richie Norton