Jeannette Walls quotes - page 3

I reached my full height at age 11, and I was clumsy as all get-out - all elbows and knees, couldn't get up a flight of stairs without falling down. I wanted to be a cute, petite blonde, but I'm a big ol' strapping thing, so I just accept it. (Jeannette Walls)
I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story. View quote
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My life is not just about the past. View quote
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Everything in life is gray, you know. View quote
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I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world. View quote
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My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan. View quote
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I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m. View quote
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I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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)
Sometimes something catastrophic can occur in a split second that changes a person's life forever; other times one minor incident can lead to another and then another and another, eventually setting off just as big a change in a body's life. View quote
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You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races. View quote
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....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 was stronger than whatever had tried to hurt me. View quote
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Why spend the afternoon making a meal that will be gone in an hour," she'd ask us, "when in the same amount of time, I can do a painting that will last forever? View quote
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It's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do. View quote
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That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run. View quote
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Look at the way you live. You've sold out. Next thing I know you'll become a Republican." She shook her head. "Where are the values I raised you with? View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm a fairly fast, but sloppy writer, so I'm a big fan of re-writing, and re-writing again. View quote
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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)