The Top 25 Halloween Quotes for an Inspired, Fun and Happy Holiday
The nights grow longer and the days shorter as Halloween approaches.
This spooky season is a time for fun, creativity, and laughter. It's a time to come together to create costumes, go trick-or-treating, and push back against the darkness and fears that lurk in the shadows.
To help you embrace the spirit of Halloween, here are 25 positive and uplifting quotes to inspire you and make this holiday truly enjoyable.
Fun and Happy Halloween Quotes
“Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.”
– Steve Almond
“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”
– Robert Brault
“The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.”
– Paula Curan
“Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!”
– Jack Skellington (from the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas)
“The great thing about candy is that it can’t be spoiled by the adult world. Candy is innocent.”
– Rosecrans Baldwin
“I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner.”
– Evan Peters
“During the day, I don’t believe in ghosts. At night, I’m a little more open-minded.”
– Unknown
“I’m guessing Angela’s the one in the neighborhood who gives the trick-or-treaters some toothbrushes. Pennies. Walnuts.”
– Pam Beasley (from the TV-show The Office)
Positive and Inspiring Halloween Quotes
“On Halloween, you get to become anything that you want to be.”
– Ava Dellaira
“Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves.”
– Elvis Duran
“Halloween is the only time people can become what they want to be without getting fired.”
– Sylvester Stallone
“If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.”
– Douglas Coupland
“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”
– Eden Phillpotts
“My Halloween costume is Godot. I’m not showing up at the party, just texting the host every ten minutes that I’m on my way.”
– Wynne Mclaughlin
“Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.”
– Bill Waterson
“Halloween is a day in which some people choose to wear a mask, while others finally feel safe to take theirs off.”
– Steve Maraboli
Short and Punchy Halloween Quotes
“It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.”
– Vincent Price
“Everyone is a moon and has a dark side, which he never shows to anybody.”
– Mark Twain
“Halloween is an opportunity to be really creative.”
– Judy Gold
“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.”
– Stephen King
“Villains wear many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.”
– Ichabod Crane
“I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.”
– Wednesday Addams (from The Addams Family)
“Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.”
– Mason Cooley
“Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.”
– Tim Burton
“A mask tells us more than a face.”
– Oscar Wilde
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