1. As spirits roam the neighborhoods at night, let loose upon the Earth till it be light… -Nicholas Gordon
2. Bring forth the raisins and the nuts- Tonight All-Hallows’ Spectre struts. Along the moonlit way. -John Kendrick Bangs
3. Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a lightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat… -Nick Gordon
4. I don’t know that there are real ghosts and goblins, but there are always more trick-or-treaters than neighborhood kids. -Robert Brault
5. Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story. -Mason Cooley
6. Tis the night the night of the grave’s delight, and the warlocks are at their play; Ye think that without, the wild winds shout, but no, it is they it is they! -Arthur Cleveland Coxe
7. On Halloween, witches come true; Wild ghosts escape from dreams. Each monster dances in the park. -Nicholas Gordon
8. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. -William Shakespeare
9. 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. -Richelle E. Goodrich
10. At first cock-crow the ghosts must go back to their quiet graves below. -Theodosia Garrison
11. From ghoulies and ghosties and long leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us! -Scottish Saying
12. There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world. -Jean Baudrillard
13. Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn, and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world. -William Shakespeare
14. Halloween wraps fear in innocence, As though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat. -Nicholas Gordon
15. If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. -Douglas Coupland
16. A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween. -Erma Bombeck
17. Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite, All are on their rounds tonight; In the wan moon’s silver ray, Thrives their helter-skelter play. -Joel Benton
18. Men say that in this midnight hour, the disembodied d have power to wander as it liketh them, by wizard oak and fairy stream. -William Motherwell
19. I can see lights in the distance trembling in the dark cloak of night. Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing a waltz on All Souls Night. -Loreena McKennitt
20. When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, is near Halloween. -Anonymous
21. In masks and gown we haunt the street and knock on doors for trick or treat tonight we are the king and queen, for oh tonight it’s Halloween! -Jack Prelutsky
22. A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man awoke in the night. -James Matthew Barrie
23. Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. -William Shakespeare
24. Oh how the candles will be lit and the wood of worm burn in a fiery dust. For on all Hallow’s Eve will the spirits come to play, and only the fruit of thy womb will satisfy their endless roaming. -Solange nicole
25. I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. –L. M. Montgomery
26. Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, Voices whisper in the trees, “Tonight is Halloween!” -Dexter Kozen
27. May Jack-o-lanterns burning bright, Of soft and golden hue, Pierce through the future’s veil and show, What fate now holds for you? -Jerry Smith
28. Hark! Hark to the wind! ‘Tis the night, they say, when all souls come back from the far away-the dead, forgotten this many a day! -Virna Sheard
29. The witches fly across the sky, The owls go, Who? Who? Who? The black cats yowl And green ghosts howl, Scary Halloween to you! -Nina Willis Walter
30. Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night. -Steve Almond
