"A Painted House" Quotes
A young boy in rural Arkansas uncovers family secrets and struggles with the harsh realities of life in the cotton fields.
fiction | 384 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I ain't never seen a war, but I've seen a lot of corpses.
You got that right. It's a hard, hard world.
Secrets are like stars. They're always there, but it's only when it's dark that you see them.
I learned that you can't hide, because when you're trying to hide, you're really seeking.
Cotton's a gamble. Some years you make a lot, some years you don't. But it's what we do, and we ain't changing.
Life is a funny thing, ain't it?
Sometimes you have to fight, even if you know you're gonna lose.
There's always a price to pay for cheating.
Sometimes the truth hurts, but it's better than being lied to.
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.
