Elliott Holt Quotes & Sayings

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

We knew the boys weren't worthy of passing judgment on us. And yet we spent our lives chasing approval. — Elliott Holt

She was beautiful in a damaged way. — Elliott Holt

It's easy to love someone you haven't let down. — Elliott Holt

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

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