This book is an anthology of 138 quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt and 73 selected facts about Eleanor Roosevelt. Â Roosevelt means rose field in Dutch. Eleanor wrote a total of nine books. Despite becoming pregnant and giving birth six times, Eleanor Roosevelt disliked sex. The Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage was complicated from the beginning by Franklin's controlling mother, Sara. Â It's your life-but only if you make it so. If you lose money you lose much, if you lose friends you lose more, if you lose faith you lose all. All of life is a constant education.