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I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.

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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
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Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul.
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She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people.
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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.
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You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
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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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It's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do.
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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.
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I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.
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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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If you don't think you're hurt, then you aren't
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Interesting people always have a past.
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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.
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...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.
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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.
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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.
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Don't be afraid of your dark places. ... If you can shine a light on them, you'll find treasure there.
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God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us.
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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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It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.
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