And if you look at pictures of Eleanor between 1918 and 1921, she becomes anorexic. She really loses a tremendous amount of… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Age Copy Share Image
I think FDR was very dashing and charming and debonair, and probably reminded her of her father. A great bon-vivant. He loved… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
One of the things for me, as a biographer, that is so significant is for Eleanor Roosevelt - the child who never… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
And in the same way, FDR's not much of a father. Although the children in all their memoirs really talk about what… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
And of course, FDR was very charming. At 6'2", he was tall enough to be her beau, and they made a beautiful… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Beautiful Copy Share Image
Her [Eleanor Roosevelt] father was the love of her life. Her father always made her feel wanted, made her feel loved, where… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Comfort Copy Share Image
On international relations, Eleanor Roosevelt really takes a great shocking leadership position on the World Court. In fact, it amuses me. The… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
“You cannot take anything personally. You cannot bear grudges. You must finish the day’s work when the day’s work is done. You… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
It's right around this time that her Grandmother Hall dies. And Eleanor Roosevelt is responsible for making all the funeral arrangements. And… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Arrangements Copy Share Image
I think that, very often there's a pain that's just too painful to touch. You'll break apart. And I think her mother's… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Abandonment Copy Share Image
![“Her [Eleanor Roosevelt] father was the love of her life. Her father always made her feel wanted, made her feel loved, where her mother made her feel, you know, unloved, judged harshly, never up to par. And she was her father's favorite, and her mother's unfavorite. So her father was the man that…” quote by Blanche Wiesen Cook](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8aa/blanche-wiesen-cook-13340_comfort_her-eleanor-roosevelt-father-was-the-lov_1830090.png)
