Quotes from Jeannette Walls

I'd never met a man I would rather spend time with. I loved him for all sorts of reasons: He cooked without recipes;

Most important thing in life, he would say, is learning how to fall.

With the Internet, characters like Drudge could pursue—without the constraints and rules imposed by editors and institutions—

Dad, I said, you'll never build the Glass Castle.

Because sometimes men don't take care of the women. And that's why we women need our jobs.

I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster.

My daddy is nothing like your daddy! I shouted. When my daddy passes out, he never pisses himself!

After all those years of roaming, they'd found home.

It was good work, the kind of work that let you sleep soundly at night and, when you awoke, look forward to the day.

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

We're stronger than we realize.

It's so much of what art and creativity are, being able to confront your own demons. If you can do that, you can get through just about everything.

I loved 'Casablanca.' You know, right vs. wrong. I think I like a movie where there is a victory, right over wrong, but there's always some price to be paid.

Confidence doesn't come from thinking you're perfect or flawless. That's arrogance. Confidence comes from appreciating the beauty of your texture.

I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.

Some people who've read my story think I had a terrible childhood and that I was neglected or even abused, while others feel that my parents, while certainly flawed, also had truly wonderful qualities. And that's the way it should be, because in real life two people can look at the same president and one will see a hero and the other a villain.