Jeannette WallsOnce you'd resolved to go, there was nothing to it at all. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2006). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.225, Simon and Schuster372Love
Jeannette Walls....he said it was interesting. He used the word 'textured'. He said 'smooth' is boring but 'textured' was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever had tr… ▶361Life
Jeannette WallsMy life is not just about the past.351LifeTime
Jeannette WallsI wondered if the fire had been out to get me. I wondered if all fire was related, like Dad said all humans were related, if the fire that had burned me that day while I cooked ho… ▶352HumanityTime
Jeannette WallsHorses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, p… ▶331LifeReadingTruth
Jeannette WallsYou didn't need a college degree to become one of the people who knew what was really going on. If you paid attention, you could pick things up on your own. ✨ Jeannette Wall… ▶375Humanity
Jeannette WallsBut no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2010). Half Broke Horses: A True… ▶375LifeReadingTime
Jeannette WallsLife's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are354HumanityLifeThought
Jeannette WallsLife is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.129, Simon an… ▶376HumorLife
Jeannette WallsIt was good work, the kind of work that let you sleep soundly at night and, when you awoke, look forward to the day. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Horses, p.64, Simon… ▶311Hope
Jeannette WallsSometimes you have to get sicker before you can get better. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.118, Simon and Schuster368Time
Jeannette WallsMaybe I should have cut him some slack. With his broken wing and lifetime of eating roadkill, he probably had a lot to be ungrateful about. Too much hard luck can create a permane… ▶291LifeTime
Jeannette WallsAs I sat down, though, I realized that you can get used to certain luxuries that you start to think they're necessities, but when you have to forgo them, you come to see that you … ▶302HumanityLifeReading
Jeannette WallsIt's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.288, Simon and Schuster358Reflection
Jeannette WallsYou're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2006). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.227, Simon and Schuster325Thought
Jeannette WallsIf you don't think you're hurt, then you aren't ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.184, Simon and Schuster325Thought
Jeannette WallsBut the positive thoughts would give way to negative thoughts, and the negative thoughts seemed to swoop into her mind the way a big flock of black crows takes over the landscape,… ▶292PoliticsThought
Jeannette WallsIt's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.38, Simon and Schuster3710Philosophy
Jeannette WallsShe never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, p.11, Simon and … ▶293HumanityLifeReading
Jeannette WallsIf you had weak eyes, they needed exercise to get strong. Glasses were like crutches. They prevented people with feeble eyes from seeing the world on their own.3610Humanity
Jeannette WallsWhen people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Hors… ▶304HumanityLifeReading
Jeannette WallsI hate Erma, I told Mom... You have to show compassion for her... She added that you should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them, she… ▶3510Love
Jeannette WallsLook at the way you live. You've sold out. Next thing I know you'll become a Republican. She shook her head. Where are the values I raised you with? ✨ Jeannette Walls (2006)… ▶316Politics
Jeannette WallsSometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.254, Simon and… ▶251Time
Jeannette WallsNew Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.246, Simon and Schuster284Love
Jeannette WallsWhen someone's wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Horses… ▶318LifeReadingTruth
Jeannette WallsIn this world, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you got it. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, p.17,… ▶296LifeReadingTruth
Jeannette Wallssometimes after I finished a particularly good book, I had the urge to get the library card, find out who else had read the book, and track them down to talk about it ✨ Jean… ▶307LifeReadingTime
Jeannette WallsDon't you make fun of me or my children! Some babies are premature. Mine were all postmature. That's why they're so smart. Their brains had longer to develop. ✨ Jeannette Wa… ▶3310Thought
Jeannette WallsOne thing about whoring: It put a chicken on the table. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.163, Simon and Schuster308Truth
