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Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.

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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Mom
Bears
Worry
Father
Must
Understands
Cross
Crosses
Bear

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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?
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My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.
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I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.
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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.
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