No one knows you like a person with whom you've shared a childhood. No one will ever understand you in quite the same way.
Alice HoffmanIf we had paid attention, we would have understood there are some things in this world you cannot outrun.
Alice HoffmanNever 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.
Alice HoffmanYoung 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 HoffmanHe stepped off the pavement like a man jumping off a bridge, as calm as a swimmer with an ocean out below. Lucy had known what he was going to do the instant their eyes met. She'd know what he intended because she would have done the very same thing if she'd had his courage. Nothing was going to break his fall.
Alice Hoffman