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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.
Superstitions are man's way of trying to control things he has no control over.
Misfits need a place to get away, too. All that trying to fit in is exhausting.
Few things are more aggravating than to be forgiven when one has done no wrong.
One of the biggest problems for beginning writers is this need to over-explain.
The fact that time is ticking should motivate you to take action on your ideas.
I spent four of my five years at Stanford writing a novel I was unable to sell.
People don’t fear the wind until it fells a tree. Then, they say it’s too much.
He who is sorrowful can force himself to smile, but he who is glad cannot weep.
We are too focused on avoiding criticism and not enough on making a difference.
Don't try to be the 'next'. Instead, try to be the other, the changer, the new.
It was a really strange and unique sort of process for me to adapt my own book.
I would like to be a philosopher in ancient Athens and a poet in ancient China.
There is nothing more sickening than talking about poverty over a fancy dinner.
... and with my last thought I felt some real sympathy for those poor chickens.
Does anyone smell roasting meat?' said Razo, 'Oh, wait, it's just Geric's face.
Whatever life presents us, our response can be an expression of our compassion.
He prefers the security of known misery to the misery of unfamiliar insecurity.
When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known.
Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.
A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.
Our struggles are the short term lessons we learn to achieve long term success.
The people who say,"What guarantee do I have?" I walk away. I'll get you later.
Each of us is like a diamond, and each of us has the potential to be brilliant.
We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are.
Truth is, it's a relief to finally put my life in the hands of someone I trust.
There's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive.
Never attribute to malice, that which can be reasonably explained by stupidity.
To free our body from fear what we need is the glorious experience of the soul.
May peace-dreamers And peace-lovers Occupy the length and breadth Of the world.
No one in the modern world controls the wealth or territory that Cleopatra did.
Having more education is one of the biggest predictors of women having careers.
For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.
You ought to stop listening to stereotypes and start forming your own opinions.
What does it matter how much we do if what we're doing isn't what matters most?
Conscience connects us with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart.
Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you.
This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit.
It's better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost.
I did spend years as an addict, so I know that world, although I wish I didn't.
A person can go along quite awhile if they get a good day every once and again.
When a good writer is having fun, the audience is almost always having fun too.
Upon being asked by a fan how to become a writer, Stephen King replied, "Write.
...women are better at keeping secrets, but men are more comfortable with them.
Life is the only race you'll run where you don't know where the finish line is.
A first kiss after five months means more than a first kiss after five minutes.
Follow the evidence to where it leads, even if the conclusion is uncomfortable.
We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause.
Start before you’re ready. Good things happen when we start before we’re ready.
Praying is not telling God what to do. It's trusting that God knows what to do.