Nina Romano > Quotes

“How could I say I felt uneasy for no apparent reason along the dusty road where ancient umbrella pines stretched across the shadowy path as if a handshake were being offered? I felt fear for no cause. But somehow I knew that somewhere close, peril awaited us. Looking at the arbor of trees overhead—joined limbs in prayerful attitude—I was wary, yet excited at the unknown.”
― Nina Romano, Lemon Blossoms

“Ma, no—please.” “Stand tall, boy, and remember the important things of life: you’re from strong stock, you have an angel beside you, and everything in this world can be righted with love and forgiveness.” She took his face in her hands and kissed his forehead and each of his wet cheeks. “Now, go.”
― Nina Romano, The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley

“My hand trailed in the cold water and I inhaled deeply of the sea-censed air. I licked my fingertips free of salt and observed the sun-soft dusk ignite the argentine water as it extended from sea to shore in an erupting cone of froth.”
― Nina Romano, Lemon Blossoms

“Scaling the sheer cliff, he found bliss through reckless endangerment to his immortal soul. Did he care? No. Not even if he had to burn in hellfire for eternity. I backed into the rock wall, a chameleon, variegating with the landscape beyond the bougainvillea. Hidden in the shadows, a voyeur, a seeker of life’s truths, I gambled my soul like the man and woman who cherished each other’s touch.”
― Nina Romano, Lemon Blossoms