Autumn in the Vineyard Quotes

“We looked for a flower that meant stupidest motherfucker to walk the earth, but there isn’t one, so he got you the rose,”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“Jesus, her entire future had come down to petals and thorns.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“But the moment she’d walked in on Ava and her study-buddy playing pirate and the fair maiden in the bathtub, Jordan had gone DEFCON-freak-the-fuck-out. She’d nearly castrated the kid, put Ava on house arrest, and became the founding member of the purity-for-eternity coalition.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“although ‘like’ fluctuates over time, love is always there”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“Trey froze, his eyes wide and accusing. “You drank the Kool Aid didn’t you? How many times have I told you sip, but never swallow?”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“You’ve had me hooked for over a decade, I’ve just been waiting for you to reel me in.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“Nate DeLuca, starched loafer-lover, was a woman-whisperer of the magical kind. He”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“Jordan patted him on the arm. “And that calendar made my year as PTA President the largest grossing year ever. So thank you.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“She walked in like some leather-clad hottie in her black jacket and boots. Man, those boots give a guy—ow! What the hell?”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“What are you? The well whisperer?”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“You kids think that loving is the easy part, but it’s not. It’s the liking part that’s difficult. Love, once it happens, is always there no matter how angry you get. But like, that takes compromise and honesty and understanding and a lot of hard work.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“He showed her that love doesn’t have to have attachments, conditions, or the fear of rejection.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“Nate’s heart about broke for the scared woman in the tough-girl package standing in front of him. What a way to grow up. To constantly work at earning things that should be freely given. As though no matter how much she loved, the only way she expected love in return was with conditions so that when the bottom fell out there was a rational reason to explain away the hurt and pain.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“But boundaries are good. It clarifies the rules and eliminates the chance for confusion.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard

“Frankie always felt awkward around kids. Always. It wasn’t that she didn’t like them; she just never knew what to do with them.”
― Marina Adair, Autumn in the Vineyard