My mother, Abra, had taught me that all people are made from the same dust. When our days here are gone, all… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
A red map isn't easy to follow. Any document made of blood and bones is tricky. Wrong turns are easily made, and… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Hearts were made for being broken. There's really no way around it if you want to be a human being. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I know who you are in your heart,' Andres said. 'That's all that matters.' And that was it. That was the moment.… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside? At the library I couldn’t help but notice which… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
...he had a way of taking your hand which made it clear he'd have to be the one to let go." From… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Sometimes words drew blood, they cut your tongue, they made you know things you couldn't unknow. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Do people choose the art that inspires them — do they think it over, decide they might prefer the fabulous to the… — 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
