“I’m a grown woman now,” Mom said almost every morning. “Why can’t I do what I want to do?” — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“Just remember,” Mom said after examining the blisters, “what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.” “If that was true, I’d be… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“Life's too short to worry about what other people think,'' Mom said.''Anyway, they should accept us for who we are.” — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“I’m not upset because I’ll miss you,” Mom said. “I’m upset because you get to go to New York and I’m stuck… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“Mom said we should all live near the Pacific Ocean at least once in our lives, so we kept going all the… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“I told Mom that maybe I had made a terrible mistake, but mom said sometimes you have to get sicker before you… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
When I was first getting out of college, Mom said, 'You ought to become a squatter.' I'm like, 'Forget it!' — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin?" I asked Mom. Not exactly," Mom said. "God doesn't… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“Brian told Mom we needed to keep Maureen away from those nutty Pentecostals, but Mom said we all came to religion in… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“[Mom] said she didn't want her youngest daughter dressed in the thrift-store clothes the rest of us wore. Mom told us we… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“idea. I told Mom we should empty out each room, clean it thoroughly, and put back only the things that were essential.… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I hate Erma," I told Mom... "You have to show compassion for her..." She added that you should never hate anyone, even… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“The baby went without a name for weeks. Mom said she wanted to study it first, the way she would the subject… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“You should never hate anyone, not even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You had to find the redeeming quality and… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
With a complicated childhood, you can either focus on the positive or the negative, and I chose to focus on the positive. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“If you want to live in the farmland, haul your sorry hide off to Pennsylvania.” — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“I WAS SITTING IN a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I had the big shoulders; I had the big hair. I loved the '80s. It was all about power women. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Things usually work out in the end." "What if they don't?" "That just means you haven't come to the end yet. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“That was the way man was meant to live, he’d say, in harmony with the wild, like the Indians, not this lords-of-the-earth crap, trying… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“Don’t be afraid of your dark places,” Mom told her. “If you can shine a light on them, you’ll find treasure there.” — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I hate Erma," I told Mom... "You have to show compassion for her..." She added that you should never hate anyone, even your worst… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
![“[Mom] said she didn't want her youngest daughter dressed in the thrift-store clothes the rest of us wore. Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. "Isn't that a sin?" I asked Mom. "Not exactly," Mom said. "God doesn't mind you bending the rules a little if you have good reason. It's sort of…” quote by Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c7d/jeannette-walls-1378_absurdity_mom-said-she-didn-t-want-her-youngest-da_2171247.jpg)
