What I do know is that wondering why you survived don't help you survive. Jeannette Walls More Quotes by Jeannette Walls More Quotes From Jeannette Walls During recess at school, I'd slip back into the classroom and find something in some other kid's lunch bag that wouldn't be missed - a package of crackers, an apple - and I'd gulp it down so quickly I would barely be able to taste it. Jeannette Walls bagdownlunchschool Taking care of myself is central to my personality. I'm pathologically independent. There's no doubt that's one reason I never had children. Jeannette Walls myselfcarepersonalitychildren We all have our baggage, and I think the trick is not resisting it but accepting it, understanding that the worst experience has a valuable gift wrapped inside if you're willing to receive it. Jeannette Walls giftthinkyouexperience With a complicated childhood, you can either focus on the positive or the negative, and I chose to focus on the positive. Jeannette Walls youchildhoodfocuspositive I didn't want to be the daughter of the crazy people. Jeannette Walls daughtercrazywantpeople I feel like 'Alice Through the Looking Glass.' Jeannette Walls glasslookingfeellike I was in control of what people thought of me, but I had no control over what they thought of my mother. When I asked my mother, 'How do I tell people about you?' her answer was, 'Tell the truth'. But of course, the truth is never simple. Jeannette Walls mesimpletruthmother
