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Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls
American Writer
Born: Apr 21, 1960
Big Life Me People School You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence. Jeannette Walls
Me Confidence Parents Sense Self Never Had Self-Confidence Real Question Any Real Sense Loved
I was going to some fabulous party, and my taxi got stuck in traffic, and I looked out the window, and I saw a homeless woman rooting through the garbage, and I realized it was my mother. And I was so mortified that I ducked down, and I hid. Jeannette Walls
Woman Mother Party Down Garbage Saw Hid Out Fabulous Some Window Through Stuck Mortified Looked Got Traffic Going Taxi Realized Rooting Homeless
I'm a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become. Jeannette Walls
Work You Big Become Luck Big Believer Luckier Believer Harder
We're stronger than we realize. Jeannette Walls
Stronger Than Realize
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. Jeannette Walls
Life People Wonderful Hero Will Some People Parents Real Life Think Other President Others Neglected Way See Some Had Feel Abuse Look Also Qualities Terrible Read Because Real Truly Same Childhood Story While Flawed Should Certainly Even Villain Two Two People
Everything in life is gray, you know. Jeannette Walls
Life You Everything Know Gray
Taking care of myself is central to my personality. I'm pathologically independent. There's no doubt that's one reason I never had children. Jeannette Walls
Myself Personality Care Doubt Independent No Doubt Never Had Taking Children Central Reason
I didn't want to be the daughter of the crazy people. Jeannette Walls
Crazy People Daughter Crazy People Want
My life is not just about the past. Jeannette Walls
Life My Life Past About Just
I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world. Jeannette Walls
People World Changed Incredibly Out Kind Really View Found Compassionate
I always wanted to be a serious journalist. Jeannette Walls
Journalist Always Wanted Serious
I was in control of what people thought of me, but I had no control over what they thought of my mother. When I asked my mother, 'How do I tell people about you?' her answer was, 'Tell the truth'. But of course, the truth is never simple. Jeannette Walls
Truth Me You Truth Is People Simple Mother Thought Control Tell No Control About Never Had Over Course Answer How Asked Her
My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan. Jeannette Walls
Sister Older Living Dream She Artist Achieved Being Manhattan Older Sister Her Illustrator
One of the most challenging aspects of writing a memoir is finding your own voice, and you should be very careful about being influenced by someone else's voice. Jeannette Walls
You Writing Own Else Memoir Finding About Someone Voice Most Very Being Influenced Should Aspects Your Challenging Careful
Horses are a mirror of who you are. They're emotionally dependent on you. Jeannette Walls
You Mirror Horses Emotionally Dependent Who
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
Love Music World Black Other Favorites Folk Folk Singer Mary Come Like Baker Also Singer Mostly Irish Listen Holiday To Love Eva Billie Holiday Include Evening World Music Oliver
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
Book People Reading Enjoy Mental Develop Share Always List Whenever Want
So many people ask, 'How could you forgive your mother for the way you were raised?' It's really not forgiveness, in my opinion. It's acceptance. She's never going to be the sort of mother who wants to take care of me. Jeannette Walls
Forgiveness Me You Acceptance People Mother Care Way Could Take Never Take Care She Sort Opinion How Were Forgive Going So Many People In My Opinion Wants Ask Really Your Who Many Raised
One of the blessings of my childhood was being a fighter and a scrapper, but being a fighter and a scrapper is a curse, too. Jeannette Walls
Fighter Too Blessings Childhood Being Curse
Donald Trump really understood how to float a story, how to float a rumor, how to manipulate the truth. Jeannette Walls
Truth Rumor How Understood Trump Donald Donald Trump Story Manipulate Really Float
I loved 'Casablanca.' You know, right vs. wrong. I think I like a movie where there is a victory, right over wrong, but there's always some price to be paid. Jeannette Walls
You Victory Think Some Casablanca Price Wrong Over Like Know Always Where Movie Loved Paid Right
Once I became the editor of the school newspaper, I had a key to the school, and I went to the school cafeteria and just took the food they threw away. Jeannette Walls
Food Key School Took Once Threw Had Became Editor Just Newspaper Away
When I was first getting out of college, Mom said, 'You ought to become a squatter.' I'm like, 'Forget it!' Jeannette Walls
Mom You College First Become Ought Out Like Said Forget Getting
What's wrong with social climbing? What's wrong with trying to improve your lot in life? And if you do, what happens if your family doesn't? Is that betraying your roots? Are you being dishonest? I had a really good job, and it paid really well. Am I supposed to quit it out of loyalty to my parents? Jeannette Walls
Life Good Family Loyalty You Good Job Job Parents Out Betraying Had Wrong Supposed Well Am Climbing Lot Improve Trying Quit Being Dishonest Happens Social Really Roots Paid Your
I was like, 'I'll take out garbage or do whatever it takes just to work at 'New York Magazine.' My god! I'd do anything! Jeannette Walls
Work God Whatever Garbage Out Magazine Take Takes New Like York Just New York Anything
I was never really a party person. Jeannette Walls
Party Never Person Really

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