Quote

She had her addictions and one of them was reading.

Jeannette Walls

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Addictions
Addiction
Reading

More quotes by Jeannette Walls

Image
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
Image
Maybe I should have cut him some slack. With his broken wing and lifetime of eating roadkill, he probably had a lot to be ungrateful about. Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.
Jeannette Walls
Image
...even though I was getting better education at home than any of the kids in Toyah, I'd need to go to finishing school when I was thirteen, both to acquire social graces and to earn a diploma. Because in this world, Dad said, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you go it.
Jeannette Walls
Image
We're stronger than we realize.
Jeannette Walls
Image
I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Interesting people always have a past.
Jeannette Walls
Image
One thing about whoring: It put a chicken on the table.
Jeannette Walls
Image
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
Image
But the positive thoughts would give way to negative thoughts, and the negative thoughts seemed to swoop into her mind the way a big flock of black crows takes over the landscape, sitting thick in the trees and on the fence rails and lawns, staring at you in ominous silence.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Don't be afraid of your dark places. ... If you can shine a light on them, you'll find treasure there.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Since Mom wasn't exactly the most useful person in the world, one lesson I learned at an early age was how to get things done, and this was a source of both amazement and concern for Mom, who considered my behavior unladylike but also counted on me. I never knew a girl to have such gumption, she'd say. But I'm not too sure it's a good thing.
Jeannette Walls
Image
Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.
Jeannette Walls
Image
She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing her to faint. Mom called it the vapors and said it was a sign of her high breeding and delicate nature. I thought it was a sign that the corset made it hard to breathe.
Jeannette Walls
Image
In my opinion, trying to guess what readers want is the wrong approach. You have to tell your story as best you can and as true to yourself as possible. You have to be honest and fair and vulnerable and foolish and brave, and not care what anyone thinks of it.
Jeannette Walls
Image
I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.
Jeannette Walls
Image
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
Image
Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.
Jeannette Walls
Image
No child is born a delinquent. They only became that way if nobody loved them when they were kids. Unloved children grow up to be serial murderers or alcoholics.
Jeannette Walls
Image
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
Image
I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing.
Jeannette Walls