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I'm a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become.
Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
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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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Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.
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But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.
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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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....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.
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I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.
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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?
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