You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races. — 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
Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito — 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
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
In my opinion, trying to guess what readers want is the wrong approach. You have to tell your story as best you… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I could see why Archimedes got all excited. There was nothing finer than the feeling that came rushing through you when it… — 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
Confidence doesn't come from thinking you're perfect or flawless. That's arrogance. Confidence comes from appreciating the beauty of your texture. — 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
