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 parent swim
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
thinking brave trying
In my opinion, trying to guess what readers want is the wrong approach. You have to tell your story as best you can and as true to yourself as possible. You have to be honest and fair and vulnerable and foolish and brave, and not care what anyone thinks of it.
angel perfection nobodys-perfect
Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.
summer light each-day
One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.
inspirational motivational horse
Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.
hate acceptance worst-enemy
You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
I feel like 'Alice Through the Looking Glass.'
quality and-love redeeming-qualities
You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
drama tragedy littles
Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.