“My mind is like a bad neighborhood. Honey, you do not want to go up there alone.”
― Leslie Jordan, How Y’allDoing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
“I think our dreams are what sustain us in hard times. Dreams are what keep us childlike. I love that they can grow and expand as we grow and expand.”
― Leslie Jordan, How Y’allDoing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
“I think that fear keeps so many of us from being successful at things outside our realm of experience. We love to stay in our comfort zone, but the growth only comes when we wander outside of that zone.”
― Leslie Jordan, How Y’all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
“Happiness is a choice. Happiness is a habit. And happiness is something you have to work hard at. It does not just happen.”
― Leslie Jordan, How Y’all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
“Our parents did the best they could with the light they had to see with.”
― Leslie Jordan, How Y’allDoing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
“I suppose someone had tossed the puppy out of the car, since we were in the middle of nowhere, too far out for a puppy to get to on her own. Who on Earth would do such a thing?! People like that need to burn in hell, I tell you that much.”
― Leslie Jordan, How Y’allDoing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
“I don’t think little boys are raised right. We are raised to not show our fear. We are raised to be the protector, and not to be protected. The emotional landscape of most men is a minefield of fear and shame.”
― Leslie Jordan, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
