I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.
Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.
She had her addictions and one of them was reading.
Whenever I'm reading a book I enjoy, I always develop a mental list of the people I want to share it with.
If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim
Memoir is about handing over you life to someone and saying, This is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you can learn something from it.
I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.
Horses are a mirror of who you are. They're emotionally dependent on you.
The women I know with strong personalities, the ones who might have become generals or the heads of companies if they were men, become teachers. Teaching is a calling, too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy-angles leading their flocks out of the darkness.
Look at the way you live. You've sold out. Next thing I know you'll become a Republican." She shook her head. "Where are the values I raised you with?
Since Mom wasn't exactly the most useful person in the world, one lesson I learned at an early age was how to get things done, and this was a source of both amazement and concern for Mom, who considered my behavior unladylike but also counted on me. "I never knew a girl to have such gumption," she'd say. "But I'm not too sure it's a good thing.
Teaching is a calling too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy - angels leading their flocks out of the darkness.
sometimes after I finished a particularly good book, I had the urge to get the library card, find out who else had read the book, and track them down to talk about it
Once you'd resolved to go, there was nothing to it at all.
She was developing what Mom called a bit of a sarcastic streak.
A lady's hair is her crowning glory
My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.
What I do know is that wondering why you survived don't help you survive.
When I got a little older, I started writing for the high school newspaper, The Maroon Wave, and that's when I fell in love with journalism.
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.
Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin?" I asked Mom. Not exactly," Mom said. "God doesn't mind you bending the rules a little if you have a good reason. It's sort of like justifiable homicide. This is justifiable pilfering.
I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing.
The dangerous falls were the ones that happened so fast you didn't have time to react
Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul, and that was why she ignored us kids when we cried. Fussing over children who cry only encouraged them, she told us. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.
Don't you make fun of me or my children! Some babies are premature. Mine were all postmature. That's why they're so smart. Their brains had longer to develop.
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