294 Quotes by Jeannette Walls

Look at the way you live. You've sold out. Next thing I know you'll become a Republican." She shook her head. "Where are the values I raised you with?

That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.

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.

We're stronger than we realize.

My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.

I'm a fairly fast, but sloppy writer, so I'm a big fan of re-writing, and re-writing again.

I'm a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become.

I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m.

I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing.