“You won't find the word happy in any self-respecting grumbler's dictionary, no matter it's Christmas Eve or the any other day.”
“Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents.”
“There are times when silence is better than any other words in the dictionary...”
“I had learned by personal experience that grumblers are deaf to any voices but their own.”
“It was the happiest Christmas Eve he had ever spent. To quote his own words, he had a rotten Christmas.”
“The soul that acquires the virtue of forgiveness won't find any more trouble. No matter what happens, he will know how to run his life ...”