The Light of Paris Quotes

“Imagine what could happen if we all had the heart to be who we truly are.”
― Eleanor Brown, The Light of Paris

“How different her mother’s world was from hers. How different our mothers’ worlds are from all of ours.”
― Eleanor Brown, The Light of Paris

“They seemed to be accomplished... all of them doing something brave and new, making space for themselves without waiting for an invitation pg. 158-9”
― Eleanor Brown, The Light of Paris

“There were so many things that were not all right with Phillip, and even more things that were not all right with Phillip and me. And perhaps an even longer list of things that were not all right eith me individually.”
― Eleanor Brown, The Light of Paris

“the trees shading the sidewalk and whispering soft blessings above my head, I couldn’t stop smiling.”
― Eleanor Brown, The Light of Paris

“When I open my eyes to a painting, it is as though everything has changed and will never be the same again. Colors look more vivid, the lines and edges of objects sharper, and I fall in love with the world and all its beauty—the tragedies and love stories on the faces of people walking by,”
― Eleanor Brown, The Light of Paris

“She was too much in the habit of criticizing and complaining to stop, so I had decided to get out of the habit of taking it personally. I could see my mother's words were my grandmother's legacy of disappointment, and the best I could do was to live in a way that would break the cycle.”
― Eleanor Brown, The Light of Paris