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Jeannette Walls is a prominent author and journalist known for her memoir, "The Glass Castle," which recounts her unconventional and often tumultuous upbringing. The book, published in 2005, details her life growing up in a dysfunctional family led by her neglectful, free-spirited parents. Walls' narrative is both heart-wrenching and humorous, showcasing her...
God knows what He's doing
Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle
God knows what He's doing
A little while after we'd moved into the depot, we heard Mom and Dad talking about buying us kids real beds, and we said they shouldn't do it. We liked our boxes. They made going to bed seem like an adventure. pg. 52
Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle
A little while after we'd moved into the depot, we heard Mom and Dad talking about buying us kids real beds, and we said they shouldn't do it. We liked our boxes. They made going to bed seem like an adventure. pg. 52
People say that when you return to the place where you grew up, it always seems smaller than you remember. ...but I don't know if it was because I had built it up in my memories or I had gotten bigger. Maybe both.
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses
People say that when you return to the place where you grew up, it always seems smaller than you remember. ...but I don't know if it was because I had built it up in my memories or I had gotten bigger. Maybe both.
Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito.
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses
Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito.
Life's too short to worry about what other people think... Anyway, they should accept us for who we are.
Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle
Life's too short to worry about what other people think... Anyway, they should accept us for who we are.
I'm a grown woman now," Mom said almost every morning. "Why can't I do what I want to do?
Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle
I'm a grown woman now," Mom said almost every morning. "Why can't I do what I want to do?
I'm none too big on giving advice,' Aunt Al said. 'Most times when folks ask for advice, they already know what they should do. They just want to hear it from someone else.
Jeannette Walls The Silver Star
I'm none too big on giving advice,' Aunt Al said. 'Most times when folks ask for advice, they already know what they should do. They just want to hear it from someone else.
You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them, {Jeannette's mom} said. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.Oh yeah? I said. How about Hitler? What was his redeeming quality?Hitler loved dogs, Mom said without hesitation.
Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle
You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them, {Jeannette's mom} said. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.Oh yeah? I said. How about Hitler? What was his redeeming quality?Hitler loved dogs, Mom said without hesitation.
At the same time, Dad was working on a book arguing the case for phonetic spelling. He called it 'A Ghoti out of Water.' Ghoti, he liked to point out, could be pronounced like fish. The gh had the f sound in enough, the o had the short i sound in women, and ti had the sh sound in nation.
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses
At the same time, Dad was working on a book arguing the case for phonetic spelling. He called it 'A Ghoti out of Water.' Ghoti, he liked to point out, could be pronounced like fish. The gh had the f sound in enough, the o had the short i sound in women, and ti had the sh sound in nation.
Dad's death didn't hollow me out the way Helen's had. After all, everyone had assumed Dad was a goner back when he got kicked in the head as a child. Instead, he had cheated death and, despite his gimp and speech impediment, lived a long life doing pretty much what he wanted. He hadn't drawn the best of cards, but he'd played his hand darned well, so what was there to grieve over?
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses
Dad's death didn't hollow me out the way Helen's had. After all, everyone had assumed Dad was a goner back when he got kicked in the head as a child. Instead, he had cheated death and, despite his gimp and speech impediment, lived a long life doing pretty much what he wanted. He hadn't drawn the best of cards, but he'd played his hand darned well, so what was there to grieve over?
Helen and Buster got down and started praying with Mom, but I just stood there looking at them. The way I saw it, I was the one who'd saved us all, not Mom and not some guardian angel.
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses
Helen and Buster got down and started praying with Mom, but I just stood there looking at them. The way I saw it, I was the one who'd saved us all, not Mom and not some guardian angel.
What struck me most was his crooked grin, like he saw the world in his own special way and got a kick out of it.
Jeannette Walls The Silver Star
What struck me most was his crooked grin, like he saw the world in his own special way and got a kick out of it.
I felt there was a lot I needed to teach her. I wanted to give her an early grounding in the basics of arithmetic and reading, but even more important, I wanted to get across the idea that the world was a dangerous place and life was unpredictable and you had to be smart, focused, and determined to make it through. You had to be willing to work hard and persevere in the face of misfortune. A lot of people, even those born with brains and beauty, didn't have what it took to knuckle down and get the thing done.
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses
I felt there was a lot I needed to teach her. I wanted to give her an early grounding in the basics of arithmetic and reading, but even more important, I wanted to get across the idea that the world was a dangerous place and life was unpredictable and you had to be smart, focused, and determined to make it through. You had to be willing to work hard and persevere in the face of misfortune. A lot of people, even those born with brains and beauty, didn't have what it took to knuckle down and get the thing done.
When Dad wasn't telling us about all the amazing things he had already done, he was telling us about the wondrous things he was going to do. Like build the Glass Castle.
Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle
When Dad wasn't telling us about all the amazing things he had already done, he was telling us about the wondrous things he was going to do. Like build the Glass Castle.
The place where you live - your home - is one of the most important things in a body's life.
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses
The place where you live - your home - is one of the most important things in a body's life.
But the positive thoughts would give away 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 The Glass Castle
But the positive thoughts would give away 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.
It was your inner spirit and not your outward appearance that mattered
Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle
It was your inner spirit and not your outward appearance that mattered
{Mom} said she didn't want her youngest daughter dressed in the thrift-store clothes the rest of us wore. Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin? I asked Mom. Not exactly, Mom said. God doesn't mind you bending the rules a little if you have good reason. It's sort of like justifiable homicide. This is justifiable pilfering.
Jeannette Walls The Glass Castle
{Mom} said she didn't want her youngest daughter dressed in the thrift-store clothes the rest of us wore. Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin? I asked Mom. Not exactly, Mom said. God doesn't mind you bending the rules a little if you have good reason. It's sort of like justifiable homicide. This is justifiable pilfering.
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