Quotes by Jerry Hall

My mother and my sisters - five girls - were crazy about glamour and Hollywood movies. I styled myself on Veronica Lake and Marlene Dietrich.

Divorce is not the end of the world. Its worse to stay in an unhealthy marriage. Thats a worse example for the children.

Getting a divorce is always horrible because you feel youve failed. Everyone hates to give up on a marriage. You think your familys broken up.

So few people read poetry. Thats sad, isnt it?

I think poetry is able to say things in such a small, perfect way that are so hard to say. I think its a perfect medium for expressing difficult ideas and concepts and feelings. Its one of my great loves.

My dad was in the Second World War with General Patton. He won medals for bravery, but he came home quite damaged, so he was a handful. He told us some terrible stories, and I guess youd say he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.