102 Quotes by Dave Pelzer

Inside, my soul became so cold I hated everything. I even despised the sun, for I knew I would never be able to play in its warm presence. I cringed with hate whenever I heard other children laughing, as they played outside. My stomach coiled whenever I smelled food that was about to be served to somebody else, knowing it wasn't for me.

The body can endure practically anything--pain, fatigue, you name it-- but its the mind that matters.

I was abused my family was the "brady bunch

And as she held me, I suddenly realized that my lifelong search for love and acceptance had finally ended in the arms of a foster parent.

One could come from less than humble beginnings, to become a winner from within.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife.

I really believe I'm no different from anyone else. I just had a few challenges I had to learn from at a very early age.

I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day,