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> [If I had known, do you think I should have let her get away with this mad plan? That I should have let her rob me of my child? No, I should have taken you myself and hidden with you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/if-i-had-known-do-you-think-i-should-have-let-her-get-away-with-this/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

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## More by Mary Hoffman

> [I often think how unadventurous my life must seem from the outside, though I do like my job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/i-often-think-how-unadventurous-my-life-must-seem-from-the-outside/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

> [We are in a tight corner, now, I agree. But we have been in tight corners before and come out of them. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/we-are-in-a-tight-corner-now-i-agree-but-we-have-been-in-tight/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

> [My guard will run you through if he catches you looking at my face," said Arianna. "I don't think so. I think it might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/my-guard-will-run-you-through-if-he-catches-you-looking-at-my-face/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

> [There are some choices you can only make once. You can't go back to where you made a choice and then take the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/there-are-some-choices-you-can-only-make-once-you-can-t-go-back-to/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

> [“Study your prey, learn her habits, accustom her to your presence by seeming harmless and kind. And then, when she is tame and off-guard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/study-your-prey-learn-her-habits-accustom-her-to-your-presence-by/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

> [I hardly think a girl is much of a threat. I presume you searched her for weapons? But if she attempts to suffocate me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/i-hardly-think-a-girl-is-much-of-a-threat-i-presume-you-searched-her/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

> [How can you tell when a piece is finished?'I asked. 'You can't,' he said flatly. 'All you can tell is when you can't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/how-can-you-tell-when-a-piece-is-finished-i-asked-you-can-t-he-said/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

> [If I had known, do you think I should have let her get away with this mad plan? That I should have let her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hoffman/if-i-had-known-do-you-think-i-should-have-let-her-get-away-with-this/)

[Mary Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hoffman/)

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