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Said Quotes by Jeannette Walls
- Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body…
- I wondered if the fire had been out to get me. I wondered if all fire was related, like Dad said all humans were related,…
- 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…
- ....he said it was interesting. He used the word 'textured'. He said 'smooth' is boring but 'textured' was interesting, and the scar meant that I…
- One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant…
- You West Virginia girls are one tough breed," he said. You got that right," I told him.
- We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa Clause myth and got nothing but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. 'Years from…
- ...even though I was getting better education at home than any of the kids in Toyah, I'd need to go to finishing school when I…
- Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and…
- I feel like I failed," I said. "Don't beat yourself up," Jim said. "She might not have turned out like you planned, but that don't…
- She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing…
- Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.
- I hate Erma," I told Mom... "You have to show compassion for her..." She added that you should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies.…
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