Jeannette Walls Quotes
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Jeannette Walls Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Whenever I'm reading a book I enjoy, I always develop a mental list of the people I want to share it with.
Bought me another snow cone, and, as he gave it to me, planted a diamond ring on top. "A piece of ice that I'm hoping will make you melt," he said.
The fact is, you don't love me, and you haven't destroyed me. You don't have what it takes to do that.
If you get down, all you need to do is act like you're feeling good, and next thing you know, you are.
In this world, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you got it.
When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.
Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.
Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.
When someone's wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal.
Life's too short to worry about what other people think,' Mom said.'Anyway, they should accept us for who we are.
I didn't have the answers to those questions, but what I did know was that I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire.
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I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.
People worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you. It immunized your body and soul ...
A wind picked up, rattling the windows, and the candle flames suddenly shifted, dancing along the border between turbulence and order.
It's so much of what art and creativity are, being able to confront your own demons. If you can do that, you can get through just about everything.
What struck me most was his crooked grin, like he saw the world in his own special way and got a kick out of it.
One of the ways to discover our toughness and resiliency is to look back at where we come from. (from Amazon description)
Unlike diamonds, watches were practical. They were for people on the run, people with appointments to keep and schedules to meet.
Don't be afraid of your dark places," Mom told her. "If you can shine a light on them, you'll find treasure there.
When I got a little older, I started writing for the high school newspaper, 'The Maroon Wave,' and that's when I fell in love with journalism.
You know, if it's humanly possible, I'll get it for you. And if it ain't humanly possible, I'l die trying.
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.
Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are
Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, you'll still have your stars.
Things usually work out in the end."
"What if they don't?"
"That just means you haven't come to the end yet.
"What if they don't?"
"That just means you haven't come to the end yet.
Whoever coined the phrase 'a man's got to play the hand that was dealt him' was most certainly one piss-poor bluffer.
Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential.
But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.
You were free to choose enslavement, but the choice was a free one only if you knew what your alternatives were.
I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing.
Sometimes it didn't matter how much gumption you had. What mattered were the cards you'd been dealt.
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.
people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.
Once you go on welfare it changes you. Even if you get off welfare, you never escape the stigma that you were a charity case. You're scarred for life.
We had some times, didn't we?'
'We did.'
'Never did build that Glass Castle.'
'No. But we had fun planning it.
'We did.'
'Never did build that Glass Castle.'
'No. But we had fun planning it.
People are like animals. Some are happiest penned in, some need to roam free. You go to recognize what's in her nature and accept it.