We all have our baggage, and I think the trick is not resisting it but accepting it, understanding that the worst experience has a valuable gift wrapped inside if you’re willing to receive it. Jeannette Walls Read Quote
Whenever I’m reading a book I enjoy, I always develop a mental list of the people I want to share it with. Jeannette Walls Read Quote
Books are my very favorite gift to give. If you give a book to someone and they really respond to it, you feel you’ve actually changed their life in some way. Jeannette Walls Read Quote
I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing. Jeannette Walls Read Quote
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. Jeannette Walls Read Quote
Taking care of myself is central to my personality. I’m pathologically independent. There’s no doubt that’s one reason I never had children. Jeannette Walls Read Quote
