Jean Zimmerman Quotes & Sayings

Scratch an Irishman and he'll bleed a story. — Jean Zimmerman

On the same day, two murders. — Jean Zimmerman

At times such as these, evenings in the forest, loneliness seized her like a black dog. She kept telling herself it was pure weakness, that she had to be strong to stay alive in this world. Her orphanhood hung about her like a cloak.
You shall not feel sorry for yourself, she commanded, and then disobeyed ... beneath the surface veneer of stubborn independence, she needed desperately to belong to somebody. — Jean Zimmerman

Indigenous foods die when no one learns to cook them. — Jean Zimmerman

Drummond appreciated his guest's initial silence, his respect for the ancient, sacred act of imbibing. Drink first, talk later. — Jean Zimmerman

Pretty as a painting, but thorny as a rose. — Jean Zimmerman

The lies one tells always pale in comparison to the truths one withholds. — Jean Zimmerman

Guns are like thermometers, only instead of measuring body temperatures they measure our fear. — Jean Zimmerman

Men's truths rather too neatly fit their convenience, have you ever noticed that? — Jean Zimmerman