All Alice Hoffman Quotes
- My mother, Abra, had taught me that all people are made from the same dust. When our days here are gone, all men and women… Abra
- Never look at other people's bad fortune,' my mother said. 'If you do, it will come back to find you instead of its rightful owner. Bad
- But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it was… All
- I wasn't quite as certain that I knew her soul. When it came right down to it, I wasn't sure she knew me either. Came
- Let everyone see the blood,' he said. 'Don't clean it up. That's the only way people remember.'... I could see the blood inside my head.… Blood
- Just because something is unspoken doesn't mean that it disappears. Disappear
- Some things you cannot wish away or think away. They become part of you when you remember them. Become Part
- I know who you are in your heart,' Andres said. 'That's all that matters.' And that was it. That was the moment. Now I knew… All
- Once you know some things, you can't unknow them. It's a burden that can never be given away. Burden
- This kind of knowing you can never tell to anyone. If you want us to survive, you cannot trust a soul'... 'Not for any reason… Any
- Those you love will not drown or burn. They will fly away.' ...'Now we both have people we love who are like birds. They have… Away Now
- Still, I couldn't help but wonder if it was a mistake for people like us to be tied to a place. If we weren't meant… Contained
- In losing a friend, she is reminded of all she has lost and all she stands to lose again. There is nothing to be done… All
- What did you see?' he asked then. Nothing,' I told him. 'Because nothing is what you wanted me to see, though the man on the… Asked
- Maybe a hundred years ago our people should have run away from this place, I said... And then run from the next place and the… Ago
- 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 would… All
- Every time someone forgets, someone else disappears,' my brother wrote. Brother
- Only her death could prove her innocence; a circle of impossible, deathly judgement. Circle
- I saw the end of his life right there in that single moment. His pride, his decency, his secrets, his death. Death
- ...but now the worst crime was pretending to be something you were not. Crime
- When I looked at her, she appeared to be a different person from the one I'd known... She had rewritten everything, our history together, our… Andres
- You cannot dispute the ridiculous. You cannot argue reasonably with evil. Argue
- Abra DeMadrigal didn't look young enough to be my sister anymore. Her sorrow weighed her down and aged her. She was still beautiful, but she… Abra
- My grandmother was overwhelmed by what was happening to us. She ahd moved back into the past because the here and the now was too… Grandmother
- And then I understood that she had no idea what she'd done to my family. She thought love and hatred were equal. Equal