--- title: "12 Said Quotes By Jeannette Walls" description: "12 Said quotes by Jeannette Walls. Plus more from Jeannette Walls and more Said sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/jeannette-walls-1378_girl_you-west-virginia-girls-are-one-tough-br_746970.png" --- > [You West Virginia girls are one tough breed," he said. You got that right," I told him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/you-west-virginia-girls-are-one-tough-breed-he-said-you-got-that/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/jeannette-walls-1378_girl_you-west-virginia-girls-are-one-tough-br_746970.png) > [Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/mom-always-said-people-worried-too-much-about-their-children-2/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/jeannette-walls-1378_body_mom-always-said-people-worried-too-much_2136405.jpg) > [Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/don-t-worry-god-understands-mom-said-he-knows-that-your-father-is-a/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdd/jeannette-walls-1378_bears_don-t-worry-god-understands-mom-said-he_1477005.png) > [She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/she-wore-tight-corsets-to-give-her-a-teeny-waist-i-helped-her-lace/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/jeannette-walls-1378_breathe_she-wore-tight-corsets-to-give-her-a-tee_822260.jpg) > [We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa Clause myth and got nothing but a bunch of cheap plastic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/we-laughed-about-all-the-kids-who-believed-in-the-santa-clause-myth/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/jeannette-walls-1378_broken_we-laughed-about-all-the-kids-who-believ_504707.png) > [Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin?" I asked Mom. Not exactly," Mom said. "God doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/mom-told-us-we-would-have-to-go-shoplifting-isn-t-that-a-sin-i-asked/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/jeannette-walls-1378_bending_mom-told-us-we-would-have-to-go-shoplift_1471088.png) > […he said it was interesting. He used the word 'textured'. He said 'smooth' is boring but 'textured' was interesting, and the scar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/he-said-it-was-interesting-he-used-the-word-textured-he-said-smooth/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/jeannette-walls-1378_boring_he-said-it-was-interesting-he-used-the-w_612499.jpg) > [...even though I was getting better education at home than any of the kids in Toyah, I'd need to go to finishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/even-though-i-was-getting-better-education-at-home-than-any-of-the/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/jeannette-walls-1378_dad_even-though-i-was-getting-better-educati_682850.jpg) > [Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/mom-always-said-people-worried-too-much-about-their-children/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/jeannette-walls-1378_behavior_mom-always-said-people-worried-too-much_282509.jpg) > [I hate Erma," I told Mom... "You have to show compassion for her..." She added that you should never hate anyone, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/i-hate-erma-i-told-mom-you-have-to-show-compassion-for-her-she-added/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/jeannette-walls-1378_and-love_i-hate-erma-i-told-mom-you-have-to-show_121638.jpg) > [One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/one-time-i-saw-a-tiny-joshua-tree-sapling-growing-not-too-far-from/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/jeannette-walls-1378_destroying_one-time-i-saw-a-tiny-joshua-tree-saplin_2897839.jpg) > [I wondered if the fire had been out to get me. I wondered if all fire was related, like Dad said all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/i-wondered-if-the-fire-had-been-out-to-get-me-i-wondered-if-all-fire/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea5/jeannette-walls-1378_answers_i-wondered-if-the-fire-had-been-out-to-g_1290342.png) ## Other authors on Said ## More by Jeannette Walls > [You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/you-should-never-hate-anyone-even-your-worst-enemies-everyone-has/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [“You should never hate anyone, not even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You had to find the redeeming quality and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/you-should-never-hate-anyone-not-even-your-worst-enemies-everyone-has/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [With a complicated childhood, you can either focus on the positive or the negative, and I chose to focus on the positive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/with-a-complicated-childhood-you-can-either-focus-on-the-positive-or/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/she-never-felt-sorry-for-herself-and-that-was-something-i-decided-i/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [“If you want to live in the farmland, haul your sorry hide off to Pennsylvania.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/if-you-want-to-live-in-the-farmland-haul-your-sorry-hide-off-to/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [“I WAS SITTING IN a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/i-was-sitting-in-a-taxi-wondering-if-i-had-overdressed-for-the/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [I had the big shoulders; I had the big hair. I loved the '80s. It was all about power women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/i-had-the-big-shoulders-i-had-the-big-hair-i-loved-the-80s-it-was-all/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [Things usually work out in the end." "What if they don't?" "That just means you haven't come to the end yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/things-usually-work-out-in-the-end-what-if-they-don-t-that-just-means/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [“That was the way man was meant to live, he’d say, in harmony with the wild, like the Indians, not this lords-of-the-earth crap, trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/that-was-the-way-man-was-meant-to-live-he-d-say-in-harmony-with-the/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/sometimes-you-need-a-little-crisis-to-get-your-adrenaline-flowing-and/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [“Don’t be afraid of your dark places,” Mom told her. “If you can shine a light on them, you’ll find treasure there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/don-t-be-afraid-of-your-dark-places-mom-told-her-if-you-can-shine-a/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [I hate Erma," I told Mom... "You have to show compassion for her..." She added that you should never hate anyone, even your worst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/i-hate-erma-i-told-mom-you-have-to-show-compassion-for-her-she-added/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [“Sad state to spend your life in. Being afraid of your own self." Rex Walls”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/sad-state-to-spend-your-life-in-being-afraid-of-your-own-self-rex/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/i-was-so-worried-that-people-wouldn-t-like-me-or-my-story/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) > [“the surest way to feel rich was to invest in quality nonessentials.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/the-surest-way-to-feel-rich-was-to-invest-in-quality-nonessentials/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said/jeannette-walls/#itemlist", "name": "12 Said Quotes By Jeannette Walls", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You West Virginia girls are one tough breed,\" he said. 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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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeannette Walls" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/mom-told-us-we-would-have-to-go-shoplifting-isn-t-that-a-sin-i-asked/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/jeannette-walls-1378_bending_mom-told-us-we-would-have-to-go-shoplift_1471088.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/jeannette-walls-1378_bending_mom-told-us-we-would-have-to-go-shoplift_1471088.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/jeannette-walls-1378_bending_mom-told-us-we-would-have-to-go-shoplift_1471088.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin?\" I asked Mom. 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Suffering when you're young is good for you…” — Jeannette Walls", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I hate Erma,\" I told Mom... \"You have to show compassion for her...\" She added that you should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. \"Everyone has something good about them,\" she said. \"You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.\" \"Oh yeah?\" I said. \"How about Hitler? What was his redeeming quality?\" \"Hitler loved dogs,\" Mom said without hesitation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeannette Walls" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/i-hate-erma-i-told-mom-you-have-to-show-compassion-for-her-she-added/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/jeannette-walls-1378_and-love_i-hate-erma-i-told-mom-you-have-to-show_121638.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/jeannette-walls-1378_and-love_i-hate-erma-i-told-mom-you-have-to-show_121638.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/jeannette-walls-1378_and-love_i-hate-erma-i-told-mom-you-have-to-show_121638.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I hate Erma,\" I told Mom... \"You have to show compassion for her...\" She added that you should never hate…” — Jeannette Walls", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant it near our house. I told Mom that I would protect it from the wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and straight. 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