“Look 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?” KnowsWayLooksValuesNextRepublicanRaisedSold Out Book:The Glass Castle: A Memoir Source: The Glass Castle: A Memoir
“The women I know with strong personalities, the ones who might have become generals or the heads of companies if they were men, become teachers. Teaching is a calling, too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy-angles leading their flocks out of the darkness.” IfsKnowsMenWayMightStrongCompanyDarknessTeacherTeachingPersonalityHolyCallingAngleFlocksStrong Personality Author:Jeannette Walls
“The way Mom saw it, women should let menfolk do the work because it made them feel more manly. That notion only made sense if you had a strong man willing to step up and get things done, and between Dad's gimp, Buster's elaborate excuses, and Apache's tendency to disappear, it was often up to me to keep the place from falling apart. But even when everyone was pitching in, we never got out from under all the work. I loved that ranch, though sometimes it did seem that instead of us owning the place, the place owned us.” IfsMenWayFeelsShouldMadeSometimesDoneSeemsFallStrongSexStepsSawsWillingMomDadNotionExcuseDisappearTendenciesFalling ApartThings DonePitchingStep UpManlyStrong ManBustersBattle Of The Sexes Author:Jeannette Walls
“Teaching is a calling too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy - angels leading their flocks out of the darkness.” WayDarknessTeacherTeachingHolyCallingAngelFlocksTeachers Day Book:Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel Source: Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
“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.” IfsWayChildrenKidsGrowsBornGrowing UpMurdererAlcoholicsSerialsUnlovedDelinquents Author:Jeannette Walls
“But 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, sitting thick in the trees and on the fence rails and lawns, staring at you in ominous silence.” WayGivingMindBigsBlackSilenceTreeSittingNegativeLandscapeStaringThickPositive ThoughtsFenceCrowFlocksLawnsRailNegative ThoughtsOminousStaring At You Book:The Glass Castle: A Memoir Source: The Glass Castle: A Memoir
“Books are my very favorite gift to give. If you give a book to someone and they really respond to it, you feel you've actually changed their life in some way.” IfsWayGivingFeelsBookChanged Author:Jeannette Walls
“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.” WayAdviceFigures Author:Jeannette Walls
“Some people who've read my story think I had a terrible childhood and that I was neglected or even abused, while others feel that my parents, while certainly flawed, also had truly wonderful qualities. And that's the way it should be, because in real life two people can look at the same president and one will see a hero and the other a villain.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsShouldLooksTwoRealStoriesParentPresidentQualityWonderfulChildhoodHeroTerribleReal LifeVillainFlawedNeglected Author:Jeannette Walls
