"I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even the people who seemed to have it all had their secrets."

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Source : Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.270, Simon and Schuster

Jeannette Walls

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“I'm not putting myself up as the epitome of virtue. I certainly am living a non-traditional life. But it is also a loving life and a very supportive one. I think that both in this, and the previous relationship, I think that I've been doing the best I can.”
“If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom.”
“Dressing up is all about reflecting how I feel.”
“I'm on my feet and I'm doing what I love to do, and I'm in a profession, as a musician, where we can go on for as long as we can go on.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm more attracted to the bad guys. Why? Because in real life, I don't know any good guys. I know okay guys. I know polite guys. I know people who can control themselves.”
“Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.”
“It was worthwhile to come here only to see why Europe is rottening, why all this people - good for nothing - are the cause of all the Hitlers and Mussolinis.”
“Stand high long enough and your lightning will come.”

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