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Half Broke Horses
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"Half Broke Horses" Quotes

A spirited woman overcomes adversity and carves out a unique life on the American frontier.

Quotes

Life is full of breaks and we're lucky if we can mend them.

Jeannette Walls

lifeluck

You can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.

Jeannette Walls

familyperseverance

A person can't help their birth, but they can help their life.

Jeannette Walls

lifeself-determination

Some things you learn from and some things you don't.

Jeannette Walls

learning

I always thought of myself as a western girl, a cowgirl, a ranch girl, a desert girl.

Jeannette Walls

identityself

People are like animals. You leave them alone and they'll kill each other.

Jeannette Walls

human nature

The thing about being a horsewoman is that you're always looking forward.

Jeannette Walls

horseback ridingoptimism

Sometimes you have to do the hard thing. Sometimes you have to do it twice to make it stick.

Jeannette Walls

perseverance

Life's too short to dwell on things that don't matter.

Jeannette Walls

lifepriorities

Pain is a part of life. Sometimes it's a big part, and sometimes it isn't, but either way, it's a part of the big puzzle, the deep music, the great game.

Jeannette Walls

painlife