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Bittersweet (True North, #1) QUOTES

1 " My libido was like a Golden Retriever puppy, ready to jump all over him and lick his face.
Down, girl. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

2 " A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do. —P.J. O’Rourke "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

3 " It's been...interesting."
"Aw." He actually rolled his eyes. "Interesting? That's the review I get? I'm pretty sure the earth moved."
"Well..." My cheeks heated. "You're the farmer. It's your job to notice the earth. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

4 " Holy Cannoli. I was cuddling the world's grumpiest farmer. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

5 " He turned toward me wearing a typical, piercing Griff frown. It was so potent it should probably be its own word. Griffrown. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

6 " But if you get discouraged…if you need a day off from trying, I’ll be here where you can find me. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

7 " Audrey’s appearance in my home had the same effect on my libido that springtime had on the deer living on our hilltop. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

8 " She and I were a dangerous combination. We needed cautionary signs like the ones hanging in the tractor shed over the cans of diesel fuel. WARNING: COMBUSTIBLE. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

9 " Even in the midst of a bad decision, I could still live in the moment. And the moment was fine. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

10 " Not only did I have the hots for Griff, I had a crush on his family, too. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

11 " Apparently all the people who grew pristine organic food were beautiful themselves. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

12 " Best as I could tell, he was minding a big sterilizer full of jam jars on the stove. He had the tongs in one hand, but mostly he busied himself singing Technotronic’s “Pump Up the Jam,” and dancing around. “You are killing me with that song,” his twin sister Daphne complained. The two of them looked to be high school aged. “This is what I sing when we make jam. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

13 " To think of her as mine seemed like an impossible luxury. It’s the only luxury I’ve ever been greedy for. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

14 " I hate goodbyes. If there was such a thing as goodbye-a-phobia, I definitely had a bad case. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

15 " I was as good as resisting Griff Shipley as Homer Simpson was at resisting a donut. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

16 " Ruthie. If I wanted someone to nag me, I'd get remarried."
She rolled her eyes. "I don't nag. I suggest."
"I suggest you leave me be. ," Grandpa said. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

17 " Silence fell again, and I thought it might swallow us whole. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

18 " football-playing chemist "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

19 " While I might be deep in lust with Griff, I’d already fallen head over heels for his family. Given the chance, I’d move right into his kitchen. I wanted to be one of the lucky Shipleys who called Ruth “Mom” and set that big oak table for twelve every night. I would play Frisbee with Dylan and braid Daphne’s hair. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)

20 " Fuck, Princess. You kill me. Every damn time. "

― Sarina Bowen , Bittersweet (True North, #1)