Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Wallsis an American writer and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com — and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood, which stayed on the New York Times Best Seller list for 100 weeks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth21 April 1960
CityPhoenix, AZ
CountryUnited States of America
children growing-up kids
No child is born a delinquent. They only became that way if nobody loved them when they were kids. Unloved children grow up to be serial murderers or alcoholics.
running people tails
That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.
holiday black world
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.
get-better sometimes
Sometimes you have to get sicker before you can get better.
thinking people care
Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are
people made hard
Life there was hard and it made people hard.
stronger realizing
We're stronger than we realize.
tables ifs hard
It's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do.
dream artist manhattan
My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.
writing fans bigs
I'm a fairly fast, but sloppy writer, so I'm a big fan of re-writing, and re-writing again.
luck bigs believer
I'm a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become.
morning writing desks
I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m.
sorry people admiration
She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people.
spiritual book important
I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing.