It Happened One Christmas Eve Quotes

“I’m not going to say yes to Trey,” I said. “If he asks, it’s a no from me. You’ll never get the grandchildren you want.”
― Jenn McKinlay, It Happened One Christmas Eve

“No one in my usual circle of acquaintances would have made it this far without a Xanax and an emergency call to their therapist.”
― Jenn McKinlay, It Happened One Christmas Eve

“Exhausted, I decided to let him deal with this. The part of me that was always in charge was happy to relinquish authority for a change.”
― Jenn McKinlay, It Happened One Christmas Eve

“They enjoyed the usual holiday traditions of a Christmas tree, big family dinner, you know, normal stuff but Amma had one tradition that she insisted be shared with me and all of my cousins, which was Jolabokaflod.”
“A what flood?”
“It translates to Christmas Book flood,” I said. “In Iceland it’s a tradition to give new books as gifts on Christmas Eve and then spend the evening reading.”
“Seriously?” Sam asked. “As a writer and avid reader, I have to say that is awesome.”
― Jenn McKinlay, It Happened One Christmas Eve