“So that’s why I’m such a big fan of storytelling. I think the most important thing is empathy. And it’s less about ‘those people’. Because I think we’re all ‘those people’.” EmpathyStory Author:Jeanette Walls
“... I hadn't been paying attention to things like the sunrise, but that old sun had been coming up anyway. It didn't really care how I felt, it was going to rise and set regardless of whether I noticed it, and if I was going to enjoy it, that was up to me.” JoyGriefSunriseEmotional Recovery Author:Jeanette Walls
“You’d be destroying what makes it special’ she said, ‘It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty’.” MemoirGlass Castle Author:Jeanette Walls
“I packed everything I had into the same suitcase I had brought with me. I was leaving the city with about as much stuff as I had arrived with. But I had learned a lot - about myself and other people.” MovingMigrateEmigrateForeign Cities Author:Jeanette Walls
“Things usually work out in the end. What if they don't? That just means you haven't gotten to the end yet.” The Glass Castle Author:Jeanette Walls
“God knows what He's doing," she said. "He gave me some perfect children, but He also gave me one that wasn't so perfect, so He said, 'Oops, I better take this one back.” The Glass Castle Author:Jeanette Walls