Wrong Side of Forty Quotes

“Okay. But before we enter, if anyone starts trouble with you, how would you like me to handle it? And I don’t mean how I would handle it for you. I have zero doubt you can handle things on your own and quite frankly, I’m looking forward to seeing it. But I need to know at what point or in what situation you would like backup.” Marina felt her chest tighten for just a second. This strong, confident man believed in her. Believed she was strong and confident, too. And by God, she wasn’t about to prove him wrong.”
― Jana Deleon, Wrong Side of Forty

“I’m going to pick a mess of it and rub it in every pair of underwear he owns.”
― Jana Deleon, Wrong Side of Forty

“Dad named you Marina because he really wanted a new bass boat and couldn’t afford a new boat and two babies.” Marina stared. “How do you know that?” “I heard him tell it to Six-Pack Steve one night when they were drunk fishing.” “Did they catch anything?” “Hell from my mother.” “Was she upset that you overheard?” “No. She was upset that they drank the last of the beer.”
― Jana Deleon, Wrong Side of Forty

“It was definitely hard.” Halcyon shook her head. “I don’t know how you do it—being a mother, I mean. It’s like you’re carrying someone else’s heart around in your pocket and you’re always working not to trip or let someone bump into you.”
― Jana Deleon, Wrong Side of Forty

“Life has a way of taking the joy out of living if you let it,” Adelaide said. “I’ve seen so many couples just like you two get beaten down by responsibility and tragedy. And unfortunately, it’s usually only one of them that keeps it all together. Then the one who got off easy complains about the lack of attention while the one who’s been juggling all the balls resents having no help.”
― Jana Deleon, Wrong Side of Forty

“You’ve always been strong. You just had to believe it.”
― Jana Deleon, Wrong Side of Forty