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Jeannette Walls

I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m.

Day, Down, Early

Jeannette Walls

It’s really not that hard to put food on the table if that’s what you decide to do.

food, life, parents, providing

Jeannette Walls

You can’t cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is “If you don’t want to sink, you better figure out how to swim

challenges, life, parenting

Jeannette Walls

If you want to be treated like a mother, act like one.

actions, mothers, parenting

Jeannette Walls

It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty.

beautiful, inspirational, meaningful, symbolic

Jeannette Walls

You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them,” [Jeannette’s mom] 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.

hate, hitler, love-your-enemies

Jeannette Walls

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.

action, daughter, determination, mixed-feelings, mother, strong-willed-child

Jeannette Walls

You can’t prepare for everything life’s going to throw at you. And you can’t avoid danger. It’s there. The world is a dangerous place, and if you sit around wringing your hands about it, you’ll out on all the adventure.

adventure, danger, life

Jeannette Walls

I’m none too big on giving advice,’ Aunt Al said. ‘Most times when folks ask for advice, they already know what they should do. They just want to hear it from someone else.

Jeannette Walls

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.

half-broke-horses, suicide

Jeannette Walls

The women I know with strong personalities, the ones who might have become generals or the heads of companies if they were men, become teachers. Teaching is a calling, too. And I’ve always thought that teachers in their way are holy–angles leading their flocks out of the darkness.

calling, teachers

Jeannette Walls

I feel like I failed,” I said. “Don’t beat yourself up,” Jim said. “She might not have turned out like you planned, but that don’t mean she turned out wrong.