“When darkness fell, he told me to close my eyes and dream, for in my dreams I would find another world, and… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
If every life is a river, then it's little wonder that we do not even notice the changes that occur until we… — Alice Hoffman 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 Copy Share Image
“When darkness falls, and the sky sifts down into the river, the woman who swims in its depths holds on to the… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“That was the sorrow of it. He saw the light but never expected the darkness.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“The stars are reflected from within the black water in the cistern. I find comfort in the omen I glean from this:… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“She said this world was a hole of darkness, of black light and evil and loss. But if that were true, there… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
We had to survive to remember. Otherwise everything we were would disappear. Those people we loved would fade as though we'd never… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“I understood that fate could not be eluded forever; it came on leathery wings, swooping through the darkness like the bats in… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Women know things that men will never know. We keep the best secrets. We tell the best stories. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 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 the streams.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
This was what it meant to be human, to know that time moved and all things changed. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“She preferred cats to human beings and turned down every offer from the men who fell in love with her.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
It's not the lie that's the problem; it's the distance the lie forges between you. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Her vision was going, but she could see him, the way people see clouds-beautiful, racing by, casting shadows.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“...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 Copy Share Image
