More quotes by Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses

"If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise."
"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."
"In this world, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you got it."
"If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise."
"...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."