Jeannette Walls: Trending quotes (page 3)

“But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.”

“She was developing what Mom called a bit of a sarcastic streak.”

“sometimes after I finished a particularly good book, I had the urge to get the library card, find out who else had read the book, and track them down to talk about it”

“No child is born a delinquent. They only became that way if nobody loved them when they were kids. Unloved children grow up to be serial murderers or alcoholics.”

“It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.”

“It (the sun) didn't really care how I felt, it was going to rise and set regardless of whether I noticed it, and if I was going to enjoy it, that was up to me.”

“Maybe I should have cut him some slack. With his broken wing and lifetime of eating roadkill, he probably had a lot to be ungrateful about. Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.”

“Unlike diamonds, watches were practical. They were for people on the run, people with appointments to keep and schedules to meet.”

“When God closes a door, he opens a window, but it's up to you to find it.”