All Alice Hoffman Quotes
- The grass he walked through was new and a sweet smell clung to his clothes. There was blue dye on his hands from the wild… Any
- It doesn't matter what people tell you. It doesn't matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're… Away Means
- Sometimes the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and done with. All
- If every life is a river, then it's little wonder that we do not even notice the changes that occur until we are far out… Beloved
- Here's the thing about luck...you don't know if it's good or bad until you have some perspective. Bad
- Jill told me that when you're really in love, you know right away. I'm not exactly sure how this happens. Is it like a flash… Angel
- There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden… Add
- The moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep. Always Jealous
- People hide their truest nature. I understood that; I even applauded it. What sort of world would it be if people bled all over the… All
- If I hadn't learned my lesson, I would have wished we could stay there forever. But I knew better now. We'd seen what we'd come… All
- I was beginning to understand.My grandmother's love was cold because she was afraid of things;that was why everything had to be perfect. Afraid
- Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken… Brutal
- The weak are cruel. The strong have no need to be. Cruel
- He started to look at me in a manner I recognized: it was the way I looked at a new book, one I had never… All
- Sometimes they would sit in the parlor together, both reading – in entirely separate worlds, to be sure, but joined somehow. When this happened, other… All
- You can be betrayed in your sleep. The whole world can tilt while you're dreaming of butterflies. Betrayed
- Feel lucky for what you have when you have it. Isn't that the point? Happily ever after doesn't mean happy forever. The ever after, what… Blank
- It was as if hope had appeared out of nowhere to settle beside her and it wasn't going anywhere, it wasn't going to desert her… Anywhere
- Do you ever just put your arms out and just spin and spin and spin? Well, that's what love is like; everything inside of you… Arms
- That is the joy of reading fiction: when all is said and done, the novel belongs to the reader and his or her imagination. All
- I wrote to find beauty and purpose, to know that love is possible and lasting and real, to see day lilies and swimming pools, loyalty… All
- Some people say, 'Save yourself and you save your ways.' I say, 'Be yourself and you save your soul. People
- Remember what I've told you. Remember me. Funny
- ...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's "Local… Alice
- Good fortune can take forever to get to you, but as it turns out, sorrow is as quick as a shot. Forever