Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside? — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Goodness, in their opinion, was not a virtue but merely spinelessness and fear disguised as humility.” — Alice Hoffman Character Copy Share Image
“I should have begun to worry then, for as fortune comes to you, so does it slip away.” — Alice Hoffman Fear Copy Share Image
“He spoke with a raven's voice, old and wise and far above the cruelty of the human race.” — Alice Hoffman Human race Copy Share Image
I must keep my head and not give in to desire, for desire is what causes women to drown. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“...early on Monday evening, when the sky was the color of a velvet ribbon falling over the hills.” — Alice Hoffman Evening sky Copy Share Image
My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“People in the courtroom let loose with their disgust, cursing us, d--ning us, we who had become less than human. Marranos. Pigs.… — Alice Hoffman Disgust Copy Share Image
“Meg was a great reader and was never without a book; while walking to school she often had one open in her… — Alice Hoffman Books Copy Share Image
“Shouldn’t he have waited?” “Not when you told him to go away. People believe you when you say things like that. You… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“What people called the truth seemed worthless to her; what was it but a furtive, bruised story to convince yourself life was… — Alice Hoffman Life Copy Share Image
When I read Jerome D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" that was the first time I felt my mind blow open.… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
One of my favorites is "Time and Again" by Jack Finney. It takes place in Manhattan and goes back and forth between… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the information just disappears out of my head — Alice Hoffman Book Copy Share Image
Everything we knew condemned us, and our questioning condemned us most of all. Knowledge was the way of our people, and knowledge… — Alice Hoffman Ashes Copy Share Image
People hide their truest nature. I understood that; I even applauded it. What sort of world would it be if people bled… — Alice Hoffman Nature Copy Share Image
“There comes a time when every one of our people understands that a Jew can never be attached to a place. The… — Alice Hoffman Fly away Copy Share Image
“If you believed in something strongly and give it enough credence, it could appear right in front of you. Though it had… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“From the very start, Sally has been lying to herself, telling herself she can handle anything, and she doesn’t want to lie… — Alice Hoffman Heart Copy Share Image
“She had the feeling that if she went home, she might never get away. She thought of birds caught in nets. There… — Alice Hoffman Birds Copy Share Image
“I read Greek myths. I read about far off places, Venice and Paris. I read about men who searched for things they… — Alice Hoffman Books Copy Share Image
There was the blue sky above her and all those many roses, the ones that gave off the scent of cloves in… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Gary Hallet is getting leg cramps sitting in the Honda, but he’s not going anywhere yet. His grandfather used to tell him… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“The bird came to Franny of its own accord, as the birds in Central Park always did, flitting over to perch on… — Alice Hoffman Bird Copy Share Image
“I only have one story now. The story was heroin. It was made out of sensation, not words; it was invisible and… — Alice Hoffman Blue water Copy Share Image
“The burial crew found him at Sara’s grave one day that summer. Without bothering to ask permission from the town council, they… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
When the cold comes to New England it arrives in sheets of sleet and ice. In December, the wind wraps itself around… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“You build your world around someone, and then what happens when he disappears? Where do you go- into pieces, into atoms, into… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Some things you carry around inside you as though they were part of your blood and bones, and when that happens, there’s… — Alice Hoffman Daily life Copy Share Image
“even the most dependable of men will stumble every now and then There are some people who insist that every time one… — Alice Hoffman Personal experience Copy Share Image
