“Whenever I'm reading a book I enjoy, I always develop a mental list of the people I want to share it with.” Quote by Jeannette Walls
“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
“I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday.” WorldBlackFolksSingersEveningHolidayMaryListening To MusicBakersWorld MusicChet Baker Author:Jeannette Walls
“I reached my full height at age 11, and I was clumsy as all get-out - all elbows and knees, couldn't get up a flight of stairs without falling down. I wanted to be a cute, petite blonde, but I'm a big ol' strapping thing, so I just accept it.” BigsAgeWantedFallAcceptingFlightGet UpKneesCuteHeightFalling DownStairsBlondeElbowsClumsyPetite 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
“One of the most challenging aspects of writing a memoir is finding your own voice, and you should be very careful about being influenced by someone else's voice.” ShouldWritingVoiceChallengesFindingsAspectCarefulMemoir 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
“For the traditional fantasies, a lot more of my research comes from reading rather than doing. I like my worlds to feel real, so I do a lot of world building research.” WorldFeelsRealReadingFantasyBuildingResearchTraditional Author:Patricia Briggs
“I am not attempting to preserve culture, or record actual events or stories. Instead I bow my head in gratitude to those storytellers who have gone before and paved a way for me play in their stomping grounds. Doubtless those who want to be offended, will - allowing me to make them happy, too, which pleases me as much as it pleases them.” WayWantPlayStoriesCultureGoneRecordsEventsGratitudePleasePreservesAllowingBowsStorytellerOffendedAttemptingPlease MeStomping Author:Patricia Briggs
“I've been a storyteller all my life. When I was in high school, I used to amuse myself by driving through the woods at night and see how long it would be before I scared the pants off my friends - and if I could do it before I scared myself.” IfsLongWould BeSchoolUsedNightHigh SchoolMy FriendsScaredWoodsDrivingIf I CouldPantsStoryteller Author:Patricia Briggs