I must keep my head and not give in to desire, for desire is what causes women to drown.
Alice HoffmanStill anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.
Alice HoffmanStill, I couldn't help but wonder if it was a mistake for people like us to be tied to a place. If we weren't meant to be ready and willing to wander. If everything we needed was contained in who we were. And what we remember.
Alice HoffmanThat's why there are ten gates to pass through before you reach the garden. If life were easy there would be one gate. There would be no gates at all.
Alice Hoffman