Quotes from Dave Pelzer

Be good, be honest and fair, find something I believe in, work hard and keep the faith no matter how long it takes?

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Everyone picked on me in school because I was in foster care.

Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.

I'm always looking for a story of survival.

There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak.

My fans are buying the DNA of Dave.

When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process.

I had an attachment disorder.

You have to understand that in a person's life there are a few precious moments in which decisions, choices that you make now, will affect you for the rest of your life.

I plan my life in 15-minute sections.

I couldn't lie to get myself fame and fortune.

I just don't want to forget this first day of the rest of my life!

I buy thousands of books a year.

Hate is a cancer that spreads one cell at a time.

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

My message has always been about resilience.

'A Child Called It' was a story about resilience, it was never about boo hoo hoo, it was about a kid that didn't quit.

I am a very shy, introverted guy.

If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in their cause, they can break the chain of any negative environment.

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

Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.

Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it.

The Stovepipe is a memoir full of laughter and tears and a moving story of sisterly love as well as their will to survive.