Jeannette Walls Quotes about Dad

Dad was a philosopher and had what he called his Theory of Purpose, which held that everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved that purpose, it was just taking up space on the planet and wasting

Dad was a philosopher and had what he called his Theory of Purpose, which held that everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved that purpose, it was just taking up space on the planet and wasting everybody's time.

Jeannette Walls

Dad, Space, Purpose

Jeannette Walls (2009). “Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

...even though I was getting better education at home than any of the kids in Toyah, I'd need to go to finishing school when I was thirteen, both to acquire social graces and to earn a diploma. Because in this world, Dad said, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you go it.

Jeannette Walls

Dad, Home, School

Jeannette Walls (2009). “Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

I wondered if the fire had been out to get me. I wondered if all fire was related, like Dad said all humans were related, if the fire that had burned me that day while I cooked hot dogs was somehow connected o the fire I had flushed down the toilet and the fire burning at the hotel. I didn't have the answers to those questions, but what I did know was that I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes.

Jeannette Walls

Dog, Dad, Fire

Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa Clause myth and got nothing but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. 'Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,' Dad said, ' you'll still have your stars.

Jeannette Walls

Stars, Dad, Kids

Jeannette Walls Quotes about Dad

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