“They believed all books should be read, for as long as the reader liked.” — Alice Hoffman Book Copy Share Image
“Heart, soul, treasure, rain, sister, memory, knowledge, hope, will.” — Alice Hoffman Hope Copy Share Image
“People all over town had listened for my grandfather's cries, but there were none. Only silence.” — Alice Hoffman Silence Copy Share Image
“Sam said, Hey, you want to get high? Amy had taken his words to mean You are so beautiful I am undone… — Alice Hoffman Drugs Copy Share Image
Only her death could prove her innocence; a circle of impossible, deathly judgement. — Alice Hoffman Circles Copy Share Image
I heard a sigh, as though the books were breathing. I felt that this was where I belonged. This was where I… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“You want me to lie to you?" said McKay. I shrugged. Why not? I didn't mind lies.” — Alice Hoffman Lies Copy Share Image
“That just goes to show that you never can tell about a person by guessing," Frances informs her niece. "That's why language… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I was looking for as an escape I… — Alice Hoffman Language Copy Share Image
“I'll pretend to be who they want me to be.' He grinned then, and she saw his youth. 'But it won't work.… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“But now I understood that, although words were God's first creation, silence was closer to His divine spirit, and that prayers given… — Alice Hoffman Prayer Copy Share Image
“... in the garden where the lilacs were so tall it was impossible to see the road. The leaves were dusty, the… — Alice Hoffman Flower Copy Share Image
“Although she'd never believe it, those lines in Gillian's face are the most beautiful part about her. They reveal what she's gone… — Alice Hoffman Beautiful Copy Share Image
“It was after dark when the woods were most filled with magic, when there were fireflies and the mist was rising from… — Alice Hoffman Dark woods Copy Share Image
Unfinished business always comes back to haunt you, and a man who swears he'll love you forever isn't finished with you until… — Alice Hoffman Business Copy Share Image
“she clutched her purse and was completely composed, gracefully accepting people’s sympathies, but when they started to shovel the dirt over old… — Alice Hoffman Grief Copy Share Image
“After listening in, Franny had decided that magic was not so very far from science. Both endeavors searched for meaning where there… — Alice Hoffman Darkness Copy Share Image
“I knew that my brother would still be a part of this world no matter what happened next. I felt my love… — Alice Hoffman Brother Copy Share Image
Any weapon touched by a woman, even by accident, must be cleansed with both water and prayer so that her essence would… — Alice Hoffman Accidents Copy Share Image
I didn’t want to be prideful anymore. I wanted to be as hard as and brittle as the stones I carted into… — Alice Hoffman Cry Copy Share Image
[Fairy tales] are like a journey to the woods and the many ways you can get lost. Some people say it's not… — Alice Hoffman Age Copy Share Image
“It was possible, Richard knew, to be away from home too long, to forget all the things you once knew by heart.… — Alice Hoffman Parenting Copy Share Image
“The air was soft, as it often was in this lovely month, and Eddie inhaled its sweetness. He found himself uplifted as… — Alice Hoffman Uplifted Copy Share Image
He fell in love with the way she closed her eyes, long before he fell in love with her. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I just finished Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad," which I think is a work of genius. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I knew what it was to yearn for a life so distant it seemed that it had never been anything more than… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
In "Faithful," Ray Bradbury is discussed a lot. The characters read "The Illustrated Man." — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“They say the truest beauty is in the harshest land and that God can be found there by those with open eyes.” — Alice Hoffman Beauty Copy Share Image
“That was the way love was, invisible, there whether or not you wanted to see it or admit to it.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
You have to choose the voice you are going to trust. You can't listen to everyone. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Other people’s judgments were meaningless unless you allowed them to mean something.” — Alice Hoffman Judgments Copy Share Image
“But then you like to tempt fate, don’t you? Don’t worry, it will all work out” — Alice Hoffman Destiny Copy Share Image
“I would not begin to understand until I was a very old woman, and even then they would still be a mystery.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Don't cry while you are reading the book wait until you are done reading it.” — Alice Hoffman Book Copy Share Image
I can hurt myself more than anyone else can, she told her sister. I can do it with my eyes closed. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“History is personal . . . All that you are seeing is what's before you, the rest is guesswork.” — Alice Hoffman Guesswork Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.” — Alice Hoffman Direction Copy Share Image
And then I understood that she had no idea what she'd done to my family. She thought love and hatred were equal. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
![“[Fairy tales] are like a journey to the woods and the many ways you can get lost. Some people say it's not a good idea to read fairy tales to anyone under the age of eight because they are brutal and raw. When I was a kid I often felt that kids's books were speaking down to me, but I never felt…” quote by Alice Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/09c/alice-hoffman-427_age_fairy-tales-are-like-a-journey-to-the-wo_1682556.jpg)
