Mom said we should all live near the Pacific Ocean at least once in our lives, so we kept going all the way to San Francisco.
Jeannette WallsIn this world, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you got it.
Jeannette WallsTag: education
A lady's hair is her crowning glory
Jeannette WallsThe dangerous falls were the ones that happened so fast you didn't have time to react
Jeannette WallsTag: falling
It was good work, the kind of work that let you sleep soundly at night and, when you awoke, look forward to the day.
Jeannette WallsTag: work-ethic
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.
Jeannette WallsTag: life-and-living
There was nothing to compare with standing on a ice of land you owned free and clear. No one could push you off it, no one could take it from you, no one could tell you what to do with it.
Jeannette WallsTag: ownership
There was nothing to compare with standing on a piece of land you owned free and clear. No one could push you off it, no one could take it from you, no one could tell you what to do with it.
Jeannette WallsTag: ownership
And if the world went to hell in a handbasket-as it seemed to be doing-you could say good-bye to everyone and retreat to your land, hunkering down and living off it.
Jeannette WallsTag: country-life
I found the gas," he said. "Now all's I need to do is find the brake.
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