Perhaps it is possible to discover more in silence than in speech. Or perhaps it is only that those who are silent… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Shut up and do not think. All the theorists agree: shut up and keep the words from being said. And all of… — 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 Copy Share Image
The voice that arises out of the silence is something no one can imagine until it is heard. It roars when it… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“People all over town had listened for my grandfather's cries, but there were none. Only silence.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Once I knew nothing about McKay and now I knew everything about him. This seemed as good as any reason for not… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“But children can tell when love has been lost, they know when silence means peace and when it's a sign of despair.” — 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
