Elliott Holt > Quotes

“I have come to believe that forgiveness is the key to survival. It does no good to see everything as a struggle between opposing factions. Few things are that simple.”
― Elliott Holt, You Are One of Them

“He was forever dwelling on his failures. He held them up to the light and examined them in minute detail, like necklaces that had tangled in a drawer.”
― Elliott Holt

“We knew the boys weren't worthy of passing judgment on us. And yet we spent our lives chasing approval.”
― Elliott Holt, You Are One of Them

“She was beautiful in a damaged way.”
― Elliott Holt, You Are One of Them

“The Americans with Russian girlfriends--"pillow dictionaries," they called them, aware that these lanky, mysterious women were far better-looking than anyone they'd touched back home--began to sound like natives. They were peacocks, preening with slang...A little bravado goes a long way toward hiding the loneliness. You can reinvent yourself with a different alphabet.”
― Elliott Holt, You Are One of Them

“It's easy to love someone you haven't let down.”
― Elliott Holt, You Are One of Them