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Jeannette Walls is an American author who gained fame with her memoir, 'The Glass Castle'. The book tells the story of her upbringing in poverty and chaos with her family in the American West.

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“If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim”

Ifs Want Figures Swim

Book:The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Source: The Glass Castle: A Memoir

“When someone's wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal.”

Firsts Helping Order Figures Heal Wounded Bleeding

Book:Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

Source: Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

“Mom could say that in hindsight, but it seemed to me that when you were in the middle of something, it was awful hard to figure out what part of it was God's will and what wasn't.”

Hard Middle Figures Mom Gods Will Awful Hindsight

Book:Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

Source: Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

“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”

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Book:The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Source: The Glass Castle: A Memoir

“Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.”

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Book:Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

Source: Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

“My advice to anyone is to figure out what you're good at - what it is that you love doing the most in life - and figure out a way to make a living from it.”

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Author:Jeannette Walls

About the Author

Born: April 21, 1960
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 146

Books & Sources

The Glass Castle: A MemoirRelated source material

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life NovelRelated source material

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