Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Wallsis an American writer and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com — and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood, which stayed on the New York Times Best Seller list for 100 weeks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth21 April 1960
CityPhoenix, AZ
CountryUnited States of America
perfect people secret
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.
stars rain sleep
But I also hoped that [she] had chosen California because she thought that was her true home, the place where she really belonged, where it was always warm and you could dance in the rain, pick grapes right off the vines, and sleep outside at night under the stars.
swim want figures
If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim
doors up-to-you window
When God closes a door, he opens a window, but it's up to you to find it.
mom couple husband
Mom also hinted a couple of times that it was good I was going to college, since with one failed marriage behind me, I 'd have trouble landing a good husband and would need something to fall back on. "A package that's been opened once doesn't have the same appeal".
dark light shining
Don't be afraid of your dark places. ... If you can shine a light on them, you'll find treasure there.
hair glory crowning-glory
A lady's hair is her crowning glory
optimistic self optimism
Optimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
struggle giving tree
It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.
morning horse rocks
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.
luck too-much spirit
Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.
teacher teaching angel
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.
mom dog hate
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. "Everyone has something good about them," she said. "You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that." "Oh yeah?" I said. "How about Hitler? What was his redeeming quality?" "Hitler loved dogs," Mom said without hesitation.
helping wonder knows
What I do know is that wondering why you survived don't help you survive.