Dave Pelzer
Dave Pelzer
David James "Dave" Pelzer is an American author, of several autobiographical and self-help books. He is best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth29 December 1960
CityDaly City, CA
CountryUnited States of America
believe challenges age
I really believe I'm no different from anyone else. I just had a few challenges I had to learn from at a very early age.
children people abuse
What distresses me at times is that I meet a lot of people in their 40's, 50's, 60's, who still say they're a victim of child abuse.
beautiful world highways
The most beautiful highway in the world
matter no-matter-what take-me
I told myself no matter what she did i would not let the b**** take me down
evil amen
...and deliver me from evil." "Amen.
heart promise made
Your going to be fine.I promise you."- with my finger I made an X sign on my chest-"cross my heart and hope to die,you have my word.You don't deserve to live like that,and we're going to turn things around.
hurt love-you caring
I am proud of who you were, David-that hurt person who refused to "die." And I'm more caring, giving, fixing person, the guy with the same sense of humor and that deft, sensitive touch. Good on you, David I love you.
children
One Child's courage to survive
laughter moving will-to-survive
The Stovepipe is a memoir full of laughter and tears and a moving story of sisterly love as well as their will to survive.
wife former stills
I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife.
cancer survivor mindset
You can be a victim of cancer, or a survivor of cancer. It's a mindset.
children hate play
Inside, my soul became so cold I hated everything. I even despised the sun, for I knew I would never be able to play in its warm presence. I cringed with hate whenever I heard other children laughing, as they played outside. My stomach coiled whenever I smelled food that was about to be served to somebody else, knowing it wasn't for me.
mistake believe ambition
I believe that no matter how many mistakes we’ve made; how badly we’ve really, really screwed up; how old, worn out, or dejected we’ve become; as long as there is true, steadfast ambition, all of us have an opportunity for greatness.
mother abuse want
Mother can beat me all she wants, but I haven’t let her take away my will to somehow survive.