"No Promises in the Wind" Quotes
A young boy and his family struggle to survive during the Great Depression in "No Promises in the Wind" by Irene Hunt.
historical fiction | 223 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I ain't much on talkin'. I'm better at doin'.
It ain't a question of how much you know, it's what you do with what you know.
It's like Mr. Burton says, 'The world's made up of two kinds of people - those who make things happen and those who have things happen to 'em.'
You don't get nothin' in this world for just wishin' and hopin'.
It's the way things are, not the way you wish they was, that's gonna make the difference.
The only way to keep from sinkin' is to keep kickin'.
Don't wait for your ship to come in - swim out to it.
Folks who don't want to work, don't get no place in this world.
It's the trouble you go through that makes you grow strong.
When you're down to your last ax, that's when you gotta swing the hardest.
