No barrier was strong enough to keep out the movement of time. Alice Hoffman More Quotes by Alice Hoffman More Quotes From Alice Hoffman In a world of sorrow, love was an act of will. All you needed were the right ingredients. Alice Hoffman ingredients sorrow world What people read revealed so much about them that she considered our card catalog a treasure house of privileged secrets; each card contained the map of an individual’s soul. Alice Hoffman soul house people Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside? At the library I couldn’t help but notice which patrons checked out the same books. They appeared to have nothing in common, but who could tell what a person was truly made of? The unknown, the riddle, the deepest truth. I noticed them all: the ones who’d lost their way, the ones who’d lived their lives in ashes, the ones who had to prove themselves, the ones who, like me, had lost the ability to feel. Alice Hoffman library book people It was as though I had one map inside my head and it led to the man who was waiting for me. Someone who was alone - maybe even more alone - than I was. Alice Hoffman maps waiting men I heard a sigh, as though the books were breathing. I felt that this was where I belonged. This was where I lived. Alice Hoffman sigh breathing book How could I have been so stupid to ignore everything I’d had in my life? The color red alone was worth kingdoms. Alice Hoffman color stupid kingdoms The best way to die is when your living Alice Hoffman best-way dies way We are only an instant, that's true. But we are eternal. Alice Hoffman instant eternal Unfinished business always comes back to haunt you, and a man who swears he'll love you forever isn't finished with you until he's done. Alice Hoffman unfinished-business love-you men Maybe some love was guaranteed. Maybe it fit inside you and around you like skin and bones. Alice Hoffman skin-and-bones bones skins Young people believe that regret is something you will never feel if you simply do as you please, but sometimes it is a matter of degree. Alice Hoffman regret believe people It's not the lie that's the problem; it's the distance the lie forges between you. Alice Hoffman distance problem lying That is how you know you've left childhood behind-when you wish for time to go backward. Alice Hoffman childhood behinds wish Jill and I have known each other our whole lives. One house separates our houses but we act as if it doesn't exist. We met before we were born and we'll probably still know each other after we die. At least, that's the way we're planning it. Alice Hoffman planning house way Before she realized he was next to her, he had placed his hands over hers on the countertop, then hooped his fingers through hers. Gretel looked up at him, so startled she might as well have been shot. 'I just wanted to wake you up', he said. Which is exactly what he did. One look at him and her heart was racing. One look, and whatever had been before was all over. Alice Hoffman racing heart hands Love is worth the sum of itself, and nothing more. Alice Hoffman love-is I could hardly get a boy to look at me. All right, they'd look, they'd even take me out, but no one asked for a second date. I was too nasty, a real wise guy, and all the boys could tell what my rotten disposition was. Deep down, I wanted a commitment with a capital C. To get anywhere with me, a boy would have to sign his undying loyalty with his own blood. Alice Hoffman loyalty real wise Holding a tear back makes them drain upward, higher and higher, until one day your head just explodes and you're left with a stub of a neck and nothing more. Alice Hoffman necks one-day tears You can never tell about a person by guessing...that's why language was invented. Otherwise, we'd all be like dogs, sniffing each other to find out where we stood. Alice Hoffman guessing language dog She can feel his blood, just beneath his skin; when he breathes, the air fills with smoke. He's like a dragon, ancient and fearless. Alice Hoffman dragons air blood
