Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“If you want to be treated like a mother,” I said, “you should act like one.” — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“People worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you. It immunized your body and soul...” — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is "If you… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
My father, Rex, was one of the most charismatic human beings I've ever known, and also one of the most brilliant. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
So many people ask, 'How could you forgive your mother for the way you were raised?' It's really not forgiveness, in my… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I was going to some fabulous party, and my taxi got stuck in traffic, and I looked out the window, and I… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I was in control of what people thought of me, but I had no control over what they thought of my mother.… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
When I asked my mother, ‘how do I tell people about you’ her answer was ‘tell the truth’. But of course, the… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
“Dad kept telling me that he loved me, that he never would have let me drown, but you can’t cling to the… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Some people who've read my story think I had a terrible childhood and that I was neglected or even abused, while others… — 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
