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
beautiful ocean blow
I'm so alive. As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As always, it is a beautiful day. The sun is making its final descent. The magic is about to begin. The skies are ready to burn with brilliance, as it turns from a soft blue to a bright orange. Looking towards the West, I stare in awe at the hypnotic power of the waves. A giant curl begins to take form, then breaks with a thundering clap as it crashes on the shore.
beautiful world highways
The most beautiful highway in the world
drop jet life middle private somalia tougher
Life can be tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid. You think you got problems? Get in my private jet and we'll go to Somalia or Rwanda. I'll drop you off in the middle of Baghdad.
I'm always looking for a story of survival.
kick
You kick a dog long enough, that dog is going to bite you or die.
acclaim became critical war
I became a war hero before going on to critical acclaim as a professional victim.
The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to face yourself.
boo kid
'A Child Called It' was a story about resilience, it was never about boo hoo hoo, it was about a kid that didn't quit.
my-family brady-bunch bunch
I was abused my family was the "brady bunch
schwarzenegger
I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger, too, that it's O.K. to be pluggish.
cancer hate cells
Hate is a cancer that spreads one cell at a time.
two tragedy
Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.
school care foster-care
Everyone picked on me in school because I was in foster care.
years hours
I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day,