Any weapon touched by a woman, even by accident, must be cleansed with both water and prayer so that her essence would not linger, diverting the warrior who might use it next, for even the faintest touch could bring lust to that man's heart. Perhaps that meant a woman who was well trained in arms would be the superior warrior, her attention never wavering from her task.
Alice HoffmanI heard a sigh, as though the books were breathing. I felt that this was where I belonged. This was where I lived.
Alice HoffmanHe has the ability to catch someone by the way that he looks at her, and make her wish he would go on looking.
Alice HoffmanThat is how you know you've left childhood behind-when you wish for time to go backward.
Alice Hoffman