Sometimes they would sit in the parlor together, both reading โ in entirely separate worlds, to be sure, but joined somehow. When this happened, other people in the family couldn't bring themselves to disturb them. All that could be heard in the parlor was the sound of pages, turning.
Alice HoffmanI know who you are in your heart,' Andres said. 'That's all that matters.' And that was it. That was the moment. Now I knew how I would feel if I ever lost him. That was how you knew love. My mother had told me that. All you had to do was imagine your life without the other person, and if the thought alone made you shiver, then you knew.
Alice HoffmanSome people say, 'Save yourself and you save your ways.' I say, 'Be yourself and you save your soul.
Alice Hoffman