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Jeannette Walls Quotes
![Living there [Horse Mesa] was like living in a natural cathedral. Waking up every morning, you walked outside and looked down at the blue lake, then up at the sandstone cliffs--those awe-inspiring layers of red and yellow rock shaped over the millennia, with dozens of black-streaked crevices that temporarily became waterfalls after rainstorms Picture Quote #1](https://img.picturequotes.com/2/813/812438/812438.webp "Living there [Horse Mesa] was like living in a natural cathedral. Waking up every morning, you walked outside and looked down at the blue lake, then up at the sandstone cliffs--those awe-inspiring layers of red and yellow rock shaped over the millennia, with dozens of black-streaked crevices that temporarily became waterfalls after rainstorms Picture Quote #1")
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Teaching is a calling too. And I’ve always thought that teachers in their way are holy - angels leading their flocks out of the darkness (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
My advice to anyone is to figure out what you’re good at - what it is that you love doing the most in life - and figure out a way to make a living from it. (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
Living there [Horse Mesa] was like living in a natural cathedral. Waking up every morning, you walked outside and looked down at the blue lake, then up at the sandstone cliffs--those awe-inspiring layers of red and yellow rock shaped over the millennia, with dozens of black-streaked crevices that temporarily became waterfalls after rainstorms (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
One of the many lessons I hope I’ve learned is how much I underestimated people, their open-mindedness and their willingness to understand. I think, moreover, I underestimated the degree to which everyone has a story. So my advice, for whatever it’s worth, is to trust readers, trust the truth and trust the power of storytelling (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
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 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 Quotes)
My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She’s an illustrator living in Manhattan (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
Sometimes after I finished a particularly good book, I had the urge to get the library card, find out who else had read the book, and track them down to talk about it (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
Don’t worry, God understands,’ Mom said. ‘He knows that your father is a cross we must bear (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
Don’t be afraid of your dark places. ... If you can shine a light on them, you’ll find treasure there. (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
Don’t you make fun of me or my children! Some babies are premature. Mine were all postmature. That’s why they’re so smart. Their brains had longer to develop (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
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 (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
You’ll never make a fortune working for the boss man (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
We’re stronger than we realize (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
Once you’d resolved to go, there was nothing to it at all (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
When someone’s wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal. (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
You should never hate anyone, not even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You had to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that. (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
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 Quotes)
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 Quotes)
The fact is, you don’t love me, and you haven’t destroyed me. You don’t have what it takes to do that. (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
You didn’t need a college degree to become one of the people who knew what was really going on. If you paid attention, you could pick things up on your own. (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
Books are my very favorite gift to give. If you give a book to someone and they really respond to it, you feel you’ve actually changed their life in some way. (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
People worried too much about their children. Suffering when you’re young is good for you. It immunized your body and soul (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
If you don’t think you’re hurt, then you aren’t (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
I’m a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become (Jeannette Walls Quotes)
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 Quotes)
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 Quotes)