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It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.

It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.

Jeannette Walls
Struggle, Giving, Tree
Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.38, Simon and Schuster

But the positive thoughts would give way to negative thoughts, and the negative thoughts seemed to swoop into her mind the way a big flock of black crows takes over the landscape, sitting thick in the trees and on the fence rails and lawns, staring at you in ominous silence.

Jeannette Walls
Giving, Silence, Tree
Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.207, Simon and Schuster

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
Book, Giving, Way

She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing her to faint. Mom called it the vapors and said it was a sign of her high breeding and delicate nature. I thought it was a sign that the corset made it hard to breathe.

Jeannette Walls
Mom, Giving, Vapor
Jeannette Walls (2010). “Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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