...and so many orchards circled the village that on some crisp October afternoons the whole wold smelled like pie. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Writing itself was a magical act in which imagination altered reality and gave form to power.” — Alice Hoffman Imagination Copy Share Image
“All things change, for that is the way of the world we walk through.” — Alice Hoffman Change Copy Share Image
“I wished to be forgiven. 'It was always so in the eyes of God,' Shirah told me.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I saw the end of his life right there in that single moment. His pride, his decency, his secrets, his death. — Alice Hoffman Death Copy Share Image
She was so busy forgetting, she couldn't take a single step into the future. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I read "The Group" by Mary McCarthy. It had tons of sex in it, or so I thought at the time. — Alice Hoffman Books Copy Share Image
“Our mother is too well bred to hate,' Franny said. 'She disapproves.” — Alice Hoffman Hate Copy Share Image
Fairytales were maps formed of blood and hair and bones; they were the knots of the sub-conscious unwound. Every word in every… — Alice Hoffman Apples Copy Share Image
“...the eldest who had the misfortune of being too beautiful and had a far off look in her eyes. Madame Cohen had… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
One of my favorites is "Time and Again" by Jack Finney. It takes place in Manhattan and goes back and forth between… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
When I read Jerome D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" that was the first time I felt my mind blow open.… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Shouldn’t he have waited?” “Not when you told him to go away. People believe you when you say things like that. You… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“What people called the truth seemed worthless to her; what was it but a furtive, bruised story to convince yourself life was… — Alice Hoffman Life Copy Share Image
“Time wasn't the same anymore. Doors were slamming shut before we even knew they'd been opened. Good fortune can take forever to… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“There's a very thin line that separates readers and writers. You make a leap over that line when there’s a book you… — Alice Hoffman Book Copy Share Image
Maybe a hundred years ago our people should have run away from this place, I said... And then run from the next… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“He'd already realized that he could not begin to understand the things men did; now he saw women were even harder to… — Alice Hoffman Thinking Copy Share Image
Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to… — Alice Hoffman Baby Copy Share Image
“The silver trout were so numerous that if every one had turned into a star, the river would have been shining with… — Alice Hoffman Fish Copy Share Image
“Children would beg for a peppermint drop each time he walked into town, and they'd follow behind, asking for a second and… — Alice Hoffman Children Copy Share Image
“As Gary understands it, the greatest portion of grief is the one you dish out for yourself, and he and Sally have… — Alice Hoffman Grief Copy Share Image
“Her gift with wild birds allowed her to bring them to her merely by lifting her hand. From a distance, when she… — Alice Hoffman Birds Copy Share Image
“The wickedness of the world was a part of creation, I knew this, and the Angel of Death had been created on… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“You can only know a friend so well after all. When you come right down to it, even your best friend is… — Alice Hoffman Best friend Copy Share Image
I wasn't good company, that was true, and people avoided me, but that was all right. I was too busy dreaming. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Lucy Green couldn't stop reading. She was a secret reader...” — Alice Hoffman Books Copy Share Image
Crying wasn't like riding a bike. Give it up, and you quickly forget how it's done. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Maybe he understands that saying thank you can be just as hard as saying good-bye.” — Alice Hoffman Goodbye Copy Share Image
“You were the one who taught me that love was never what we expected it to be and that it was all… — Alice Hoffman Love Copy Share Image
I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel pretty spoiled — Alice Hoffman Coming home Copy Share Image
“Your grand daughter may not be looking for trouble, but trouble is looking for her.” — Alice Hoffman Children 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 Being broken Copy Share Image
“You should never trust a liar so you should never trust a man of honor. Those two are the worst of mankind.” — Alice Hoffman Honor Copy Share Image
“I had swallowed my share of bitterness, but a portion had stuck in my throat and turned to rage.” — Alice Hoffman Anger Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.” — Alice Hoffman Direction Copy Share Image
And then I understood that she had no idea what she'd done to my family. She thought love and hatred were equal. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
It was the sort of beauty you feel so deeply it becomes contagious and somehow makes you feel beautiful too. — Alice Hoffman Beautiful Copy Share Image
“She's not a demon, she's a woman. In this case, that's worse.” — Alice Hoffman Demon Copy Share Image
