My Favorite Quotes/Lines in For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “Surely heaven could not be heaven without roses. Not without roses.” -For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “But the truth is the truth and must be told.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “One should never put both feet into one boot.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “First love always wore rose-colored spectacles.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “A girl doesn’t need the bulging muscles of a prize-fighter to become an accomplished gardener.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “Each of us tries to imitate, consciously or not, the men we most admire.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “One should see what one gives one’s family to eat, see it growing.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “Soap and water, that was all a girl needed to be fresh and attractive.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “A girl can be deeply in love with her husband, prepared to work at his side, follow him if needs be to the end of the earth, but this doesn’t prevent her from missing her gay little papa (Wind: Father) and her maman (Wind: mother).” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “Ah well, one must never lose faith, however. That would be sinful, and no use whatever. One must always hope, pray, and work.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “The hours when the soul is absorbed by beauty are the only hours when we truly live.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “There is always another side to every medal.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “Faith can indeed move mountains.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “Faith without work is dead.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge

• “Francis: Louisette, it’s all hard work now, but you’ll see, it will be so worth-while. Once we have everything organized and the children are older, we’ll go everywhere together. Everywhere. You, too, must go round the world –and with me.” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge  (Wind: ooohhh,, how sweeetttt)

• “And they say there is no romance in life! What nonsense, what dreary nonsense!” - For Love of A Rose, by Antonia Ridge