Dave Pelzer
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Biography
David James Pelzer is an American author of several autobiographical and self-help books. His 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive, was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for several years, and in 5 years had sold at least 1.6 million copies.
"Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul."
"Mother can beat me all she wants, but I haven’t let her take away my will to somehow survive."
"To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on."
"My mom obviously had a problem."
"To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on."
"I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day."
"And as she held me, I suddenly realized that my lifelong search for love and acceptance had finally ended in the arms of a foster parent."