Jeannette Walls quotes

I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday. (Jeannette Walls)
I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence. View quote
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If you want to be treated like a mother, act like one. View quote
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I'm a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become. View quote
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Some people who've read my story think I had a terrible childhood and that I was neglected or even abused, while others feel that my parents, while certainly flawed, also had truly wonderful qualities. And that's the way it should be, because in real life two people can look at the same president and one will see a hero and the other a villain. View quote
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Horses are a mirror of who you are. They're emotionally dependent on you. View quote
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You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that. View quote
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Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels. View quote
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Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out. View quote
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Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are. View quote
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One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by. (Jeannette Walls)
I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even the people who seemed to have it all had their secrets. View quote
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No one expected you to amount to much," she told me. "Lori was the smart one, Maureen the pretty one, and Brian the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard. View quote
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Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential. View quote
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Most important thing in life is learning how to fall. View quote
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Interesting people always have a past. View quote
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Maybe I should have cut him some slack. With his broken wing and lifetime of eating roadkill, he probably had a lot to be ungrateful about. Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature. View quote
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Sometimes you have to get sicker before you can get better. View quote
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I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes. View quote
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But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant. View quote
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When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind. (Jeannette Walls)
Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more. View quote
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Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, you'll still have your stars. View quote
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You can't prepare for everything life's going to throw at you. And you can't avoid danger. It's there. The world is a dangerous place, and if you sit around wringing your hands about it, you'll out on all the adventure. View quote
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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 now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,' Dad said, ' you'll still have your stars. View quote
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Jeannette Walls

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Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Occupation: American Writer
Born: April 21, 1960
Quotes count: 71

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