Jeannette Walls

New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.

— Jeannette Walls

My life is not just about the past.

— Jeannette Walls

During recess at school, I'd slip back into the classroom and find something in some other kid's lunch bag that wouldn't be…

— Jeannette Walls

My father, Rex, was one of the most charismatic human beings I've ever known, and also one of the most brilliant.

— Jeannette Walls

“History gets written by the winners, he said, and when the crooks win, you get crooked history.”

— Jeannette Walls

She was developing what Mom called a bit of a sarcastic streak.

— Jeannette Walls

I have a joyful life, and I attribute that to both of my parents.

— Jeannette Walls

Those shining stars, he liked to point out, were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in…

— Jeannette Walls

Teaching is a calling too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy - angels leading their flocks out…

— Jeannette Walls

“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

My advice to anyone is to figure out what you're good at - what it is that you love doing the most…

— Jeannette Walls

Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.

— Jeannette Walls

Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are

— Jeannette Walls

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

“You know you're down and out when Okies laugh at you,' she said. With our garbage bag taped window, our tied down…

— Jeannette Walls

The women I know with strong personalities, the ones who might have become generals or the heads of companies if they were…

— Jeannette Walls

I believe that everyone has some huge talent in them; the really lucky ones discover what it is.

— Jeannette Walls

Whoever coined the phrase 'a man's got to play the hand that was dealt him' was most certainly one piss-poor bluffer.

— Jeannette Walls

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

“As for the learning itself, I figured you didn't need a college degree to become on of the people who knew what…

— Jeannette Walls

“bought me another snow cone, and, as he gave it to me, planted a diamond ring on top. “A piece of ice…

— Jeannette Walls

Mom could say that in hindsight, but it seemed to me that when you were in the middle of something, it was…

— Jeannette Walls

Since Mom wasn't exactly the most useful person in the world, one lesson I learned at an early age was how to…

— Jeannette Walls

In my opinion, trying to guess what readers want is the wrong approach. You have to tell your story as best you…

— Jeannette Walls

“Dark is a way and light is a place, Heaven that never was Nor will be ever is always true —Dylan Thomas,…

— Jeannette Walls