You Are One of Them 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

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

“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