Eloise Ristad Quotes

“When we give ourselves permission to fail..we at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel.”

“When we give ourselves permission to fail..we at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel.”

“I gulped and remained silent, a tear streamed down my face as I looked away, hoping she didn’t notice.”

“I can still smell dog poo everywhere. It stinks.”

“This seems to be happening more and more, the dreams from the past blurring into reality and sadly, I preferred to be in the dream world rather than reality.”

“The feeling of abandonment overwhelmed me as I realised that no one had waited, or cared where I was.”

“It became evident, that in Paris, only one man could fulfil Heloise’s educational needs, Peter (or as the French called him, Pierre) Abelard, a thirty-seven year old philosopher and teacher”

“Sometimes you just need the comforts of home, the familiarity of your own family bed and only the pampering a mother can do.”

“Mistakes happen and life is full of twists and turns, but you mustn’t let any set backs hold you back from moving forward. Life is too short to dwell on things that have gone wrong.”

“Carlyle had come fluttering to the flame, lured by the false invitation Dominic had sent in Eloise's name and lured, too, by Eloise's conclusion that J.E.D.D. Mason was something not unlike a miracle. How confident the cousin was that in this golden age of peace and ever watching trackers, a virgin with a bag of gold could walk across this earth without danger. Our modern moths have bounced so many times off light bulbs they aren't prepared for torches and forget that wings can burn.”

“Time they say is a great healer, but in this case, I am not sure that is true.”