“Lucille always loved a strong breeze. She said it was nature's way of blowing away our sorrows.' Just then another gust of… — Beth Hoffman Breeze Said Copy Share Image
“Don't go wasting all them bright tomorrows you ain't even seen by hanging on to what happened yesterday. Let go, child. Just… — Beth Hoffman Breathe Copy Share Image
“You can't run around town tryin' to get even with every person who does you wrong. Ain't enough hours in the day… — Beth Hoffman Wrongs Copy Share Image
“We all need to be careful in this world, but I promise you, for every bad person on this earth there's a… — Beth Hoffman Bad person Copy Share Image
“After explaining how a pearl is made she said: "It's how we survive the hurts in life that brings us strength and… — Beth Hoffman Beauty Copy Share Image
“Murdering anything is just plain criminal, but a Southerner murdering a magnolia? Well, that's an unforgivable sacrilege against nautre and the South.” — Beth Hoffman Humor Copy Share Image
“...C'mon, honey, don't be mad at me. I don't mean to lie, I just remember big." Buck Preston to CeeCee's neighbor, Miz… — Beth Hoffman Humor Copy Share Image
“Wisteria is my favorite flowering vine. Do you know why?' I shook my head. 'No, ma'am.' 'Because it's strong -- just like… — Beth Hoffman Flowers Copy Share Image
“If there's one thing I'd like most for you, it's that you'll find your calling in life. That's where true happiness and… — Beth Hoffman Happiness Copy Share Image
“I'd never heard of a holy man named after a llama. I'd never heard of a great, gaping vagina. And I didn't… — Beth Hoffman Holy man Copy Share Image
“Mamma hadde forlatt denne verden og erobret friheten, og derfor kunne jeg også erobre den. Jeg savnet henne og skulle ønske jeg… — Beth Hoffman Copy Share Image
“I tried not to smile as I gathered the marbles. After counting them out by color and placing them into the holes,… — Beth Hoffman Marbles Copy Share Image
“Do you have a pet bird?' I asked, looking around the room. 'Oh, heavens, no. I'd never cage a bird. I can't… — Beth Hoffman Bird Copy Share Image
“[She] was a remarkable looking woman. Remarkable in that she wasn’t what most people would call beautiful. But she oozed a raw… — Beth Hoffman Beauty Copy Share Image
“I know you're scared, but you gotta grab hold of yourself. Every time you give in to your fears, you're lettin' that… — Beth Hoffman Fear Copy Share Image
“I know you're scared," she said, smoothing an ice cube over her blistering fingers, "but you gotta grab hold of yourself. Every… — Beth Hoffman Fear Copy Share Image
“...far too many people die with a heart that's gone flat with indifference, and it surely must be a terrible way to… — Beth Hoffman Life Copy Share Image
“I knew the flight into the crazy skies of love would always outweigh the uncertainty of days that didn't yet belong to… — Beth Hoffman Love Copy Share Image
“I thought about that old saying, how we can never go home again. But I think it's more like a piece of… — Beth Hoffman Home Copy Share Image
“Life don't wait for nobody, and even as special as you are, it ain't gonna wait for you, neither. So it's time… — Beth Hoffman Life Copy Share Image
“But if you have so much fun, then why don't you get together more than once a month?' She looked at me… — Beth Hoffman Month Copy Share Image
“Friday is a purple-velvet-sofa day for some poor woman who's finally reclaimed her life. A purple velvet sofa is a gal's symbol… — Beth Hoffman Feminism Copy Share Image
“Northerners are exactly like their weather—cold and boring. And I swear, none of them has one iota of etiquette or propriety.” — Beth Hoffman Northerners Copy Share Image
“She wore her sadness on the outside, like a heavy winter coat.” — Beth Hoffman Sadness Copy Share Image
“Then human mind holds tight to those things it can't reconcile.” — Beth Hoffman Human mind Copy Share Image
“It's how we survive the hurts in life that brings us strength and gives us our beauty.” — Beth Hoffman Beauty Copy Share Image
“Maybe that's what love does - smooths the hard edges of life, giving us a gentle place to land when we fall.” — Beth Hoffman Gentle Copy Share Image
“If she's not already there, will you help her find her way to heaven? She's not very good at directions.” — beth hoffman Heaven Copy Share Image
“Oysters are a lot like women. It's how we survive the hurts in life that brings us strength and gives us our… — Beth Hoffman Beauty Copy Share Image
“If an older man ever sweeps you off your feet, just get up and run away as fast as you can.” I” — Beth Hoffman Older Copy Share Image
“Don't go wastin' all them bright tomorrows you ain't even seen by hangin' on to what happened yesterday. Let go, child. Just… — Beth Hoffman Breathe Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it's not what we hold on to that shapes our lives--it's what we're willing to let go of.” — Beth Hoffman Hold Copy Share Image
“don't grow up to fast, darling. Age is inevitable, but if you nuture a childlike heart, you'll never ever grow old.” — Beth Hoffman Grow Old Copy Share Image
“I wonder if maybe death does that -- turns strangers into friends for a few minutes, or an hour, or maybe even… — Beth Hoffman Death Copy Share Image
“Well, what I don't understand is why people get all dressed up and drive to church so they can sit there and… — Beth Hoffman Humor Copy Share Image