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Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1) QUOTES

Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1) QUOTES

1 " She had lived in eight different countries growing up and had visited dozens of others. To most people, this sounded cool, and in some ways, Ayers knows, it was cool, or parts of it were. But since humans are inclined to want what they don't have, she longed to live in America, preferably the solid, unchanging, undramatic Midwest, and attend a real high school, the kind shown in movies, complete with a football team, cheerleaders, pep rallies, chemistry labs, summer reading lists, hall passes, proms, detentions, assemblies, fund-raisers, lockers, Spanish clubs, marching bands, and the dismissal bell. "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

2 " Love is messy and complicated and unfair, "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

3 " Cash loves his brother, in theory. In practice, he can’t stand the guy. "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

4 " Secrets become lies, and lies end up destroying you and everyone you care about. "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

5 " Hard things are hard. "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

6 " Cash avoids group tours for a reason: they turn even the most authentic experiences into a Disneyland ride. It’s unavoidable, he "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

7 " solid midwestern pragmatism. Circle of life and all that. "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

8 " But the world is filled with deceptions and betrayals--nearly every life has one--and yet the sun still rises and sets, the world continues on. "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

9 " Anna isn’t impressed by Baker’s efforts in the kitchen. In her world, each dawning day is merely another chance to eat pizza. "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

10 " Now, however, he understands how liberating it is to get intoxicated while the sun is out. It feels decadent in the best possible way. The world seems alternately kind, forgiving, absurd, and hilarious. “You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning,” he says to Chris and Mike. “Am I right? "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

11 " They were taught in school that fear often derives from ignorance. Once you understand a situation, it becomes far less intimidating. "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)

12 " Schramsberg sparkling rosé, "

― Elin Hilderbrand , Winter in Paradise (Paradise, #1)