Quote

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

Jeannette Walls

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Practical
Meet
Watches
Appointments
Running
Diamonds
Keep
Schedules
People
Diamond
Unlike
Practicals

More quotes by Jeannette Walls

Image
I reached my full height at age 11, and I was clumsy as all get-out - all elbows and knees, couldn't get up a flight of stairs without falling down. I wanted to be a cute, petite blonde, but I'm a big ol' strapping thing, so I just accept it.
Jeannette Walls
Image
She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people.
Jeannette Walls
Image
You'll never make a fortune working for the boss man.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin? I asked Mom. Not exactly, Mom said. God doesn't mind you bending the rules a little if you have a good reason. It's sort of like justifiable homicide. This is justifiable pilfering.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Interesting people always have a past.
Jeannette Walls
Image
[Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Don't be afraid of your dark places. ... If you can shine a light on them, you'll find treasure there.
Jeannette Walls
Image
You West Virginia girls are one tough breed, he said. You got that right, I told him.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Confidence doesn't come from thinking you're perfect or flawless. That's arrogance. Confidence comes from appreciating the beauty of your texture.
Jeannette Walls
Image
One thing about whoring: It put a chicken on the table.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Mom could say that in hindsight, but it seemed to me that when you were in the middle of something, it was awful hard to figure out what part of it was God's will and what wasn't.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Teaching is a calling too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy - angels leading their flocks out of the darkness.
Jeannette Walls
Image
I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul.
Jeannette Walls
Image
I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.
Jeannette Walls
Image
But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.
Jeannette Walls
Image
You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim
Jeannette Walls
Image
Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.
Jeannette Walls
Image
When I asked my mother, ‘how do I tell people about you’ her answer was ‘tell the truth’. But of course, the truth is never simple.
Jeannette Walls