35 Most Memorable Quotes from 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'
The Grinch
The Grinch can't steal our Christmas spirit, but he sure can deliver laughs. In the 2018 adaptation of Dr. Seuss' beloved children's storybook, Benedict Cumberbatch brings the mean ol' Grinch to life in the best retelling since Boris Karloff's original 1958 animated special.
The newest movie includes all the Grinch quotes we've come to know and love, while adding a few new one-liners to the mix. Between attempting to rob the Whos down in Whoville of their holiday fun and his heart growing three sizes, The Grinch has some unforgettable—and sometimes unforgivable—thoughts along his way to learning, and teaching us all, the true meaning of the holidays.
And with that, we give you a definitive list of the most quotable lines delivered by The Grinch, Cindy Lou Who and Lou Lou Who.
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35 Best Grinch Quotes
“It came without ribbons, it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags.” — The Grinch
“Maybe Christmas (he thought) doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” — The Grinch
“No one should be alone on Christmas.” — Cindy Lou Who
“Now you listen to me, young lady! Even if we're horribly mangled, there'll be no sad faces on Christmas.” — The Grinch
"It's because I'm green, isn't it?” — The Grinch
“4:00, wallow in self-pity. 4:30, stare into the abyss. 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no one. 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me. I can't cancel that again. 7:00, wrestle with my self-loathing. I'm booked. Of course, if I bump the loathing to 9, I could still be done in time to lay in bed, stare at the ceiling and slip slowly into madness." — The Grinch
"Am I just eating because I'm bored?” — The Grinch
“Cheer up, dude. It’s Christmas.” — The Grinch
“Tomorrow is Christmas. It’s practically here!” — The Grinch
"That is not a chew toy!” — The Grinch
"Blast this Christmas music! It's joyful and triumphant." — The Grinch
"Be it ever so heinous, there's no place like home.” — The Grinch
“I’m all toasty inside.” — The Grinch
"Stupid. Ugly. Out of date. This is ridiculous. If I can't find something nice to wear I'm not going." — The Grinch
"No matter how different a Who may appear, he will always be welcomed with holiday cheer." — Cindy Lou Who
“What is that stench? It's fantastic.” — The Grinch
“One man's toxic sludge is another man's potpourri.” — The Grinch
“Kids today. So desensitized by movies and television.” — The Grinch
“Bleeding hearts of the world unite.” — The Grinch
“Holiday who-be what-ee?” — The Grinch
“I could use a little social interaction.” — The Grinch
“Give me that! Don’t you know you’re not supposed to take things that don’t belong to you? What’s the matter with you? You some kind of wild animal?” — The Grinch
“I’m an idiot. You’re an idiot!” — The Grinch
“Saving you, is that what you think I was doing? Wrong-o. I merely noticed that you’re improperly packaged, my dear.” — The Grinch
“HELP ME...I'm FEELING.” — The Grinch
“You can’t hurt Christmas, Mr. Mayor because it isn’t about the gifts or the contests or the fancy lights." — Lou Lou Who
"If you utter so much as one syllable, I'LL HUNT YOU DOWN AND GUT YOU LIKE A FISH! If you'd like to fax me, press the star key." — The Grinch
“I don’t need anything more for Christmas than this right here. My family.” — Lou Lou Who
"That's what it's all about, isn't it? That's what it's always been about. Gifts, gifts... gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts! You wanna know what happens to your gifts? They all come to me. In your garbage. You see what I'm saying? In your garbage. I could hang myself with all the bad Christmas neckties I found at the dump. And the avarice. The avarice never ends! 'I want golf clubs. I want diamonds. I want a pony so I can ride it twice, get bored and sell it to make glue.' Look, I don't wanna make waves, but this whole Christmas season is..." — The Grinch
"And they'll feast, feast, feast, feast. They'll eat their Who-Pudding and rare Who-Roast Beast. But that's something I just cannot stand in the least. Oh, no. I'M SPEAKING IN RHYME!" — The Grinch
"Look, I don't wanna make waves, but this whole Christmas season is stupid, stupid, stupid!" — The Grinch
"Hate, hate, hate. Double hate. Loathe entirely." — The Grinch
"Santa, don't forget the Grinch. I know he's mean and hairy and smelly, and his hands are cold and clammy, but I think he's kinda... sweet." — Cindy Lou Who
"I am the Grinch that stole Christmas... and I'm sorry." — The Grinch
"Christmas Day will always be just as long as we have we." — Narrator, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
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