“His laugh is made if porch swings and lemonade”

“I wanted a summer filled with porch swings, lemonade and fireflies.”

“God doesn't come to sit on the porch and sip lemonade. He comes to take over.”

“Besides, Southerners are hospitable. They'll probably offer me lemonade."Excuse me? You're going to sit on a porch and drink lemonade while I plow a swamp with a goat's horn?"Yes, ma'am. And I aim to wear my seamless shirt while you do it.”

“He has the kind of Southern accent that makes you think of melting butter on biscuits, and porch swings.”

“He smiled, which was not at all what she'd expected. It wasn't just a polite smile, either. It was the kind that made her want to sit on the front-porch swing, if she'd had a swing, and hum romantic songs from the thirties, those terrific old songs that talked about red sails in the sunset and the glory of love.”