The Lemon Orchard Quotes

“Before dawn, the air smelled of lemons.”
― Luanne Rice, The Lemon Orchard

“Mexico—and I’m sure identifying”
― Luanne Rice, The Lemon Orchard

“We're keeping them alive," she said. "Sweetheart, the fence, the wall, is inhumane. People are dying."
"That's their choice,"he actually said. "They come here illegally, that's the chance they take."
"When did you get so hard?" she asked, holding his face between her hands. "They're human beings like us, looking for a better life for their families. You understand that, don't you? You did it for us."

"It's a humanitarian crises," she said. "And you're part of the problem. That's why you can't sleep at night.”
― Luanne Rice, The Lemon Orchard