“I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even people who seemed to have it… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Unlike diamonds, watches were practical. They were for people on the run, people with appointments to keep and schedules to meet. — 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
You didn't need a college degree to become one of the people who knew what was really going on. If you paid… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world. — 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
Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm reading a book I enjoy, I always develop a mental list of the people I want to share it with. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
And as soon as the Internet hit and people started having their own web sites, I realized that people who did what… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Those shining stars, he liked to point out, were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
One of the many lessons I hope I've learned is how much I underestimated people, their open-mindedness and their willingness to understand.… — 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
As I sat down, though, I realized that you can get used to certain luxuries that you start to think they're necessities,… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
If you had weak eyes, they needed exercise to get strong. Glasses were like crutches. They prevented people with feeble eyes from… — 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… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
People are like animals. Some are happiest penned in, some need to roam free. You go to recognize what's in her nature… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave… — 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
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
