Quotes from The Silver Star

Jeannette Walls ·  267 pages

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“Don’t be afraid of your dark places,” Mom told her. “If you can shine a light on them, you’ll find treasure there.”
― Jeannette Walls, quote from The Silver Star


“What I do know is that wondering why you survived don’t help you survive.”
― Jeannette Walls, quote from The Silver Star


“What struck me most was his crooked grin, like he saw the world in his own special way and got a kick out of it.”
― Jeannette Walls, quote from The Silver Star


“I'm none too big on giving advice,'
Aunt Al said. 'Most times when folks ask for advice, they already know what they should do. They just want to hear it from someone else.”
― Jeannette Walls, quote from The Silver Star


“Job, chapter fourteen, verse seven,” Aunt Al said. “ ‘For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender shoots will not cease.’ ”
― Jeannette Walls, quote from The Silver Star



“If you went back far enough, Uncle Tinsley went on, just about”
― Jeannette Walls, quote from The Silver Star


About the author

Jeannette Walls
Born place: in Phoenix, Arizona, The United States
Born date April 21, 1960
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