How My Neighbor Stole Christmas Quotes

“If you allow fear to take over your actions, then you’re never going to accomplish anything.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“A gentleman can hold the door open for you…and slap your fine ass when you beg for it.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“Do we always have to be thinking? Do we always have to be depressed? Do we always have to participate in entertainment that highlights drugs, abuse . . . sexual assault? Life is hard enough as it is. Why can’t we just escape that and enjoy something that doesn’t sprinkle us with a heavy dose of depression afterward?”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“Narrator: Don’t you get mouthy with me! I have control over your pants, and I have no problem splitting them so your dilly dong falls right out because oops, I forgot to put underwear on you. “Jesus . . . Christ.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“Max takes a step back, shielding his eyes. “What the hell are you doing?” “Showing you my jolliness.” “Well, fuck, stop. It’s terrifying.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“I still want to win, but, yeah, maybe I’ve softened. Maybe it isn’t about the competition as much as doing something I would never have thought to do a few months ago. Maybe it’s about growth. Maybe it’s about coming out of my shell and letting myself live again. Enjoy the season . . . and honor my parents.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“Die Hard is not a Christmas movie,”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“curtsy to that bitch Samantha,”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“You were the girl from California who was way out of my league, who is still out of my league,” I say, not caring that I’m putting it all out there. “You were the boy who set the standard, a standard no one else has yet to match.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“If this is going to work between us, then you’re going to need to grow some thicker skin.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“I first want to say, thank you for calling me young. Coming up on thirty has made me feel like I have one foot in the grave. So, bless you.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“Cole tried, he truly did, he attempted to keep his poise, But how could he with her? All that noise, noise, noise. She was very unpleasant; he couldn’t stand her in the least. Especially after she took away his chicken parm feast.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“Is it so wrong for us to just be happy while watching something? Do we always have to be thinking? Do we always have to be depressed? Do we always have to participate in entertainment that highlights drugs, abuse . . . sexual assault? Life is hard enough as it is. Why can’t we just escape that and enjoy something that doesn’t sprinkle us with a heavy dose of depression afterward?”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“You know”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“You just so happened to be outside when I was outside”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“Hate to admit it”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“I hate this time of year. And don’t get me wrong”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“Cole stomps around as a very unhappy dick.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“It’s as if whenever I see you, the air in my lungs is refreshed, my pulse is revived, and my soul feels at peace.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“And the thing with Cole, that’s…that’s…” So real. So wonderful. So life-altering. “That’s for the competition.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“You’ve brought some life back into my mundane days,” he says softly. “I knew I was living in the dark, going week by week, month by month, but I didn’t realize how far I’d sunk until you came back.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“Ring the bells, call the town crier, Cole Black is having fun with me.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“We can move on from this, Cole. We don’t need to live in a past of apologies, because that is not going to do anything but make us go around in circles.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“Here’s the thing about Kringle. We love being in each other’s business like all other small towns, but because we celebrate Christmas year-round, and because everyone is always cheery, constantly watching Lovemark movies, they have this penchant for love during the holidays. Any possible relationship—they want to know about it.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“Don’t mess with us if you can’t take the heat—or something like that. Either way…muahahaha.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“Is her hair different? It looks different. Not that I’d notice something like that . . . although if I did, it’s not because I stared into her soul or anything. It just looks . . . oh, maybe it’s because she’s not wearing a winter hat. So that’s her forehead. Nice. I mean . . . no, not nice. I don’t care what her forehead looks like. It’s just a forehead. There’s nothing nice about it. It’s bland. Boring. “I can see your forehead,” I say in greeting.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“I’ve found a certain comfort in not doing anything, but Aunt Cindy is right: That’s not really living; that’s skating by. If I’ve learned anything from Aunt Cindy throughout all these years of being around her, observing her, it’s that she lives a spirited, free life with no shame.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“That’s why you’ll be my protégée. While your sister cleans my crevices, you shall perfect the act of becoming the Town Kringle.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbour Stole Christmas

“Before Storee can answer, I say, “I don’t know. Max is giving me a run for my money.” Max stands taller. “I think ladies like the smell of reindeer on Cole more. It’s those pheromones.” What? Ew. That makes no sense, and it’s actually kind of gross. Tanya’s brow pinches together, no doubt trying to work through that comment”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

“Ahh, okay. So we’re roleplaying here,” Max says. He clears his throat. “So glad you called, Cole. We need to figure out what we’re doing with the decorations. I’m so scared, so, so worried, I actually threw up this morning from the nerves.”
― Meghan Quinn, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas