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Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive
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"Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive"

- Stephen Fry

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This quote by Stephen Fry speaks with the suggestion that the anticipation of something can be a lot more interesting than the real event. For a youngster, Christmas is a time of excellent expectancy and exhilaration. The days leading up to Christmas are filled with pleasure and anticipation of the gifts and shocks that await them. Nonetheless, when Christmas ultimately shows up, the reality of the situation can be a little a letdown. The presents might not be as exciting as they had visualized, or the day might not be as enchanting as they had actually hoped. This quote is a suggestion that the journey of expectancy can be extra pleasurable than the location of fact. It is a pointer to enjoy the trip and to relish the expectancy of the unidentified.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Stephen Fry somewhere between August 24, 1957 and today. He/she was a famous Comedian from United Kingdom. The author also have 34 other quotes.

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