Blanche Wiesen Cook: "Nah, ketika ibu Eleanor Roosevelt meninggal, dia...

"Nah, ketika ibu Eleanor Roosevelt meninggal, dia pergi untuk tinggal bersama Aula Neneknya. Dan Aula Neneknya sedang berduka. Dia berada di gulma janda. Dia berusia 50-an, tetapi tampak sangat tua. Dan dia kelelahan karena membesarkan anak-anak yang agak di luar kendali. Putri kesayangannya, Anna, telah meninggal (ibu Eleanor), dan dia tinggal di rumah dua putra lainnya, Vallie dan Eddie. Dan mereka adalah olahragawan yang luar biasa, peminum yang luar biasa, pecandu alkohol yang tidak terkendali."

--- Blanche Wiesen Cook

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Well, when Eleanor Roosevelt's mother dies, she goes to live with her Grandmother Hall. And her Grandmother Hall is in mourning. She's in widow's weeds. She's in her 50s, but appears very old. And she's exhausted from raising rather out-of-control children. Her favorite daughter, Anna, has died (Eleanor's mother), and she has living at home two other sons, Vallie and Eddie. And they are incredible sportsmen, incredible drinkers, out-of-control alcoholics.