6 Quotes by Jeannette Walls (Author)

Wondering why you survived don't help you survive

We climbed under the chain fence and knelt around Dad while he petted the cheetah. By then a few people had begun to gather. One man was calling to us to get back behind the chain fence. We ignored him. I knelt close to the cheetah. My heart was beating fast, but I wasn’t scared, only excited. I could feel the cheetah’s hot breath on my face. He looked right at me. His amber eyes were steady but sad, as if he knew he’d never see the plains of Africa again.

Most times when folks ask for advice, they already know what they should do. They just want to hear it from someone else.

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

Don't be afraid of your dark places. If you can shine a light on them, you can find treasure in there.

People these days run to the hospital every time they skin their knees, we're becoming a nation of sissies