Is there more to the story?” Vincent asked. “There’s more…

Women know things that men will never know. We keep the best secrets. We tell the best stories.

— Alice Hoffman

“All of the quarters in his hand were tarnished. He had no idea that the silver in a man’s pockets always turns black if…

— Alice Hoffman

But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it…

— Alice Hoffman

“It was after dark when the woods were most filled with magic, when there were fireflies and the mist was rising from the streams.”

— Alice Hoffman

“Never look back, that's what she's told herself. Don't think about swans or being alone in the dark. Don't think of storms, or lightning…

— Alice Hoffman

This was what it meant to be human, to know that time moved and all things changed.

— Alice Hoffman

“She preferred cats to human beings and turned down every offer from the men who fell in love with her.”

— Alice Hoffman

I'm a really eclectic reader.

— Alice Hoffman

It's not the lie that's the problem; it's the distance the lie forges between you.

— Alice Hoffman

“Her vision was going, but she could see him, the way people see clouds-beautiful, racing by, casting shadows.”

— Alice Hoffman

That's why there are ten gates to pass through before you reach the garden. If life were easy there would be one gate. There…

— Alice Hoffman

“...the summer of the gypsy moths when all the trees in their yard were bare, the leaves chewed by caterpillars. You could hear crunching…

— Alice Hoffman

“The best way to die is when you're living.”

— Alice Hoffman

“Haylin was given a good talking-to by the headmaster and made to write a paper about workers’ rights, which he considered a privilege rather…

— Alice Hoffman

My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage."…

— Alice Hoffman