Charlaine Harris Quotes

I was gonna go broke if I didn't get things turned around real fast.

Imagine your family finally making it from nothing to something, and finally getting things going, and finally buying a beautiful house and taking care of your children - and the next day, it's completely all gone. Zero. Boom. Flat broke. So that's when I had to man up.

When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on paying back all his debts. That almost ruined the family. I was aware that my mother and father couldn't control things anymore. I guess I was afraid that we would end up on the street.

I have met so many people who had their life savings wiped out, who lost their homes, who are barely back with their heads above water.This was a disaster for our country, and we can never let that happen again.

I don't think a bankruptcy is a good thing.

I never really made any money and it certainly cost me more to take photographs than I got for them.

I've gone bankrupt about four times now. Every dollar I earn goes on the show.

People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt.

You and I can be busy, and we take a vacation from work. You can't take a break from being poor. You can't say, 'Hey I've had enough of worrying about money, I'm just going to be rich for a couple of weeks until I've recovered.'

My father lost his business. Our house was locked up, and we had to leave.

It's OK, I guess, if you really need the money, but luckily, I'm not in that position.

Very few people can afford to be poor.

Money was tight and Mum used to do two jobs to support us.

My parents were working class folks. My dad was a bartender for most of his life, my mom was a maid and a cashier and a stock clerk at WalMart. We were not people of financial means in terms of significant financial means. I always told them, 'I didn't always have what I wanted. I always had what I needed.' My parents always provided that.

It's such a Bore Being always Poor.

You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.

Let me tell you something: I have members in my charter who, after paying their rent and house bills and taking care of their families, don't even have enough money left over to pay the fifteen dollars a week dues.

My parents didn't have any money.

Willkie broke our backs.

Can anybody remember when the times were not hard and money not scarce?

Because he was unorganized, the farmer has been made the financial shock absorber.... He fed the nation and he lost his home.

While growing up, I saw how finances can play havoc in anybody's life. While we were comfortable, money didn't come easy.

My family didn't have lots of money or anything.

I need to work to support myself and my kids. No one pays for my support.

I was making $150 a week in workshop. It was a rough year. I had trouble paying the rent. But I had evenings free to spend with my wife, Olive, and our baby daughter. In terms of family-building, it was one of the most blessed years of my life.