25 Glass Castle Quotes That Will Make You Want to Watch the Drama Movie
Published July 9, 2023
Fans of biographical dramas will enjoy these Glass Castle quotes.
The Glass Castle is a movie that was released in 2017 as a biographical drama based on the 2005 best-selling memoir of the same name by Jeannette Walls.
The movie was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, produced by Gil Netter and Ken Kao, and stars actors and actresses Brie Larsen, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, and others.
The Glass Castle received mediocre reviews from critics and grossed just over $22 million at the box office.
The movie follows Jeannette Walls’ childhood when she lived in poverty with her nomadic family.
She grew up with her mother, Rose, a painter; her father, Rex, who was irresponsible; her older sister Lori; her younger brother Brian; and her infant sister Maureen.
Take a look at these Glass Castle quotes to learn more about the movie.
Best Glass Castle Quotes
Here are some of the best quotes from The Glass Castle book and movie.
1. “We ain’t like other people.” — Rex Walls
2. “Everyone has something good about them.” — Rose Mary Walls
3. “This is as real as it gets, kids! You learn from living!” — Rex Walls
4. “When did you lose your sense of adventure?” — Rose Mary Walls
5. “Can you honestly tell me that you are happy right now?” — Rex Walls
6. “You were born to change the world, not just add to the noise!” — Rex Walls
7. “You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies.” — Rose Mary Walls
8. “Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.” — Jeannette Walls
9. “Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, you’ll still have your stars.” — Rex Walls
10. “Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.” — Rose Mary Walls
Glass Castle quotes From Jeannette
Jeannette has many iconic quotes as the book’s author and star of the movie.
11. “We’re not poor.” — Jeannette Walls
12. “It was your job to protect us.” — Jeannette Walls
13. “We could live like this forever.” — Jeannette Walls
14. “Situations like these, I realized, were what turned people into hypocrites.” — Jeannette Walls
15. “Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential.” — Jeannette Walls
16. “I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even the people who seemed to have it all had their secrets.” — Jeannette Walls
17. “I could hear people around us whispering about the crazy drunk man and his dirty little urchin children, but who cared what they thought?” — Jeannette Walls
Glass Castle Quotes to Make You Think
Take a minute to ponder on these thought-provoking quotes from The Glass Castle.
18. “If you don’t want to sink, you better figure out how to swim.” — Rex Walls
19. “The kids are tired of moving to a new town every time you lose a job.” — Rose Mary Walls
20. “You’d be destroying what makes it special. It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty.” — Rose Mary Walls
21. “I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes.” — Jeannette Walls
22. “That was the thing to remember about all monsters. They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.” — Rex Walls
23. “Why spend the afternoon making a meal that will be gone in an hour, when in the same amount of time, I can do a painting that will last forever?” — Rose Mary Walls
24. “Rich city folks lived in fancy apartments, but their air was so polluted they couldn’t even see the stars. We’d have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them.” — Rex Walls
25. “After dinner, the whole family stretched out on the benches and the floor of the depot and read, with the dictionary in the middle of the room so we kids could look up words we didn’t know.” — Jeannette Walls
What Happens to Jeannette?
Jeanette and her siblings grow up in poverty with a drunk father, and her brother experiences a sexual assault.
Through all of this, the siblings stick together and support each other so that they can all leave home and achieve success away from their parents, which they do.
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