....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 tried to hurt me. Jeannette Walls More Quotes by Jeannette Walls More Quotes From Jeannette Walls Interesting people always have a past. Jeannette Walls people past interesting 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. Jeannette Walls strong teaching teacher I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story. Jeannette Walls worried stories people God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us. Jeannette Walls different play hands Horses are a mirror of who you are. They're emotionally dependent on you. Jeannette Walls dependent horse mirrors You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that. Jeannette Walls redeeming-qualities quality and-love In my opinion, trying to guess what readers want is the wrong approach. You have to tell your story as best you can and as true to yourself as possible. You have to be honest and fair and vulnerable and foolish and brave, and not care what anyone thinks of it. Jeannette Walls brave writing thinking Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul, and that was why she ignored us kids when we cried. Fussing over children who cry only encouraged them, she told us. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior. Jeannette Walls mom kids children People are like animals. Some are happiest penned in, some need to roam free. You go to recognize what's in her nature and accept it. Jeannette Walls animal people needs You can't prepare for everything life's going to throw at you. And you can't avoid danger. It's there. The world is a dangerous place, and if you sit around wringing your hands about it, you'll out on all the adventure. Jeannette Walls adventure hands world I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m. Jeannette Walls desks writing morning Living there [Horse Mesa] was like living in a natural cathedral. Waking up every morning, you walked outside and looked down at the blue lake, then up at the sandstone cliffs--those awe-inspiring layers of red and yellow rock shaped over the millennia, with dozens of black-streaked crevices that temporarily became waterfalls after rainstorms. Jeannette Walls horse lakes morning My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan. Jeannette Walls manhattan artist dream If you don't think you're hurt, then you aren't Jeannette Walls ifs hurt thinking 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. Jeannette Walls bakers holiday black 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. Jeannette Walls silence tree giving Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior. Jeannette Walls reinforcement children negative My life is not just about the past. Jeannette Walls life-is past 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. Jeannette Walls giving book way Whenever I'm reading a book I enjoy, I always develop a mental list of the people I want to share it with. Jeannette Walls reading book people
