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Halloween is nearly here, so today I’ll share some fun quotes about this holiday.
1. “People give you a hard time about being a kid at twelve. They didn’t want to give you Halloween candy anymore. They said things like, “If this were the Middle Ages, you’d be married and you’d own a farm with about a million chickens on it.” They were trying to kick you out of childhood. Once you were gone, there was no going back, so you had to hold on as long as you could.”
― Lullabies for Little Criminals
2. “For some of us, Halloween is everyday.”
― Tim Burton
3. “The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.”―
4. “It was so close to October that Halloween was knocking at his heart.”
― Candles For November
5. “Dear Great Pumpkin, Halloween is now only a few days away. Children all over the world await you coming. When you rise out of the pumpkin patch that night, please remember I am your most loyal follower. Have a nice trip. Don’t forget to take out flight insurance.”
― The Complete Peanuts, 1961-1962
6. “Most people will tell you growing up means you stop believing in Halloween things – I’m telling you the reverse. You start to grow up when you understand that the stuff that scares you is part of the air you breathe.”
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7. “People think that ghosts only come out at night, or on Halloween, when the world is dark and the walls are thin. But the truth is, ghosts are everywhere. In the bread aisle at your grocery store, in the middle of you grandmother’s garden, in the front seat on your bus. Just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean they aren’t there.”
― City of Ghosts
8. “Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Christmas and the others can end up making you sad, because you know you should be happy. But on Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be”
― Love Letters to the Dead
9. “I turned down Halloween parties every year, where people wanted zombies raised at the stroke of midnight or some such nonsense. The scarier my reputation got, the more people wanted me to come be scary for them. I’d told Bert I could always go and threaten to shoot all the partygoers, that’d be scary. Bert had not been amused. But he had stopped asking me to do parties.”
― Cerulean Sins
10. “The Harvest Moon glows round and bold,
In pumpkin shades outlined in gold,
Illuminating eerie forms,
Unnatural as a candied corn.
Beware what dare crawls up your sleeve,
For ’tis the night called Hallows Eve.”
― Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
Happy Halloween to everyone who celebrates it!
Wow such a unique idea for the freebie — well done with your creative thinking!! Some great quotes on here 🙂
Here’s my TTT post – https://justreadjessie.blog/2025/10/28/top-ten-tuesday-halloween-freebie-pumpkins/
Thank you, Jessie!
Really interesting idea for a post! Have a fun Halloween.
Oh this was a good idea on the theme. I so rarely remember any book quotes.
Here’s a link to my TTT post
https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/%f0%9f%93%9a-toptentuesday-halloween-special-10-chilling-tales-of-horror-from-author-john_f_leonard-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-bookx/
I generally have to look them up before doing these sorts of posts!
“”It was so close to October that Halloween was knocking on his heart.” I love it,
I listed books I’ve read that involve Halloweenish creatures. Find it Here
So fun. I’ll come over and say hello.
I love a good quote and I love Halloween so this is perfect! 🙂 I especially love the fourth quote.
Thank you. 🙂
These are great quotes! I enjoyed reading them.
Have a great week!
Thank you. You, too!
I am #2, just saying.
Also, I love the Anita Blake quote. I could 100% see her doing exactly what she suggested, too.
Oh, too funny!
And, yeah, she totally would.
I really like the first one, makes you think
Thank you. 🙂
Ooh nice! Find myself relating to a few of these! Like Straub’s!
Thanks for visiting my TTT!
You’re welcome. Glad to hear it.
This was a great post idea and I enjoyed reading the quotes. I particularly like the one by Schwab. Happy Halloween!
Thank you and Happy Halloween.
I do agree- Halloween is all the time for some! I have a friend from HS and she celebrates year round! Great quotes!
Oh, that’s awesome. Good for her.
I really like the line from Candles for November!
Thanks, Stephen. 🙂
Love these. I’m always a sucker for a good quote. Happy Tuesday and Happy Halloween!
Thank you. Happy Halloween to you as well.
Nice topic for the freebie! Have a great week!
Thanks. You, too.
Given that Halloween (I think I’ve read this!) is one of the biggest commercialized holidays, I feel like Tim Burton’s is an accurate feeling for MANY. 😉 Thanks so much for visiting my list!
You’re welcome, and absolutely.
Nice Halloween quotes! A fun take on this TTT topic!
Thank you.
Thanks!
Unique twist on the topic!
I’m glad you think so. 🙂
I really like that Paula Curan quote. I think there’s something to that idea.
Yes, for sure!
Such a great idea for the prompt this week. Love your quotes, especially the Peanuts one.
Thank you so much. 🙂
These are great! Perfect for Halloween 🎃👻
Thank you!
Fun! Great idea for a Halloween freebie.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday) and Happy Halloween!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thank you! Happy Halloween.
What an awesome idea for a post! These quotes are great. I love the one from City of Ghosts– I’d forgotten about that book until I saw it. Hope you have a great week!
Thank you. Isn’t it nice to be reminded of books you enjoyed? 🙂
I always love seeing top ten lists of quotes, even though I can’t ever remember any quotes. These are ten great quotes, but the first one really got me – it’s true. We’re always in a rush to grow up as kids, but growing up isn’t all iI thought it would be!
This is a really neat idea for a freebie! I really enjoyed these quotes. City of Ghosts was a fun read, and the quote is just making me want to re-read it now!