The following quotes were broken down into sets of three and then arranged in alphabetical order. The author, or origin of the quote, follows the quote. Can you rebuild them? There may be a theme.

**1.

ADG ARL CAU EKN EOR GEC HEB IRL JOL LLT LYI OWS REA REA SAN SBE SEH SLI SON SSO TAI THE VEG WHE IN

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**2.

ANO ARD ASW ATT CEB DSA EDB ERI ERN ESF HRI HTM IDT INC ION ITH LUD MAN NIN NIT NOT OFB ORC OUG OYS SET STM TEO THA TSA YKI G

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**3.

CLA EAS EDB ELI EMP ENT EPA ETO EVI EYT HED HEN HIM HSH INT IRL IST IWA KED MEF NDH NGI NSA NTA OKM OPP ORM RAP REA RTM RTO SEE SSI STO THE TOG USW XMO YAU LE

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**4.

AVI BOR EAR EAY ERI GHT IDE LAU ONC PEO PLE SAN SHA SIT STH TAC TOR VIC GE

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**5.

ALI ANS ASH BEC CHR EBI EMA ETH FRO HAP HEG HRI HTD IST MAS MAS MAY NTC OES OME OUG PER RET RIN SME STM TMO TOR TTL YBE CH

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5. Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more/The Grinch

Excellent, Sondi!

I've had The Grinch going through my head for a couple of weeks now. My granddaughter was in a dance recital with the Grinch theme. She was an adorable dancing present.

Cue - The sight of your granddaughter on that stage must have been a real gift to you - and I'm sure it melted the heart of that Grinch immediately!



3. I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in the department store and he asked me for my autograph. Shirley Temple

1.The reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. / George Carlin


Cue, I think there's something wrong with #2. There are 31 groups of 3 letters plus 1 single letter. There are 30 groups of 3 dashes plus 1 of 2 dashes. If my math is correct, there are 2 dashes missing somewhere.

Good solves, ladies!

Sondi, they do such a nice job with this dance review every year. Last year she was a Who. This year she was a reindeer and a dancing present. They get so excited!

Jema, good answer. I'm sorry that I had #2 wrong. Maybe I was using the new math. I've since corrected the mistake and added the two spaces where they belong.

2. I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it that said, "Toys not included". ~ Bernard Manning

4. Santa Claus has the right idea, visit people once a year. Victor Borge

Nice finish ladies.