And then I understood that she had no idea what she'd done to my family. She thought love and hatred were equal.
Alice HoffmanYoung Sally Owens: He will hear my call a mile away. He will whistle my favorite song. He can ride a pony backwards. Young Gillian Owens: What are you doing? Young Sally Owens: Summoning up a true love spell called Amas Veritas. He can flip pancakes in the air. He'll be marvelously kind. And his favorite shape will be a star. And he'll have one green eye and one blue. Young Gillian Owens: Thought you never wanted to fall in love. Young Sally Owens: That's the point. The guy I dreamed of doesn't exist. And if he doesn't exist I'll never die of a broken heart.
Alice HoffmanSome things you cannot wish away or think away. They become part of you when you remember them.
Alice HoffmanI read Betty Smith's "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," all of Shirley Jackson's books, which I loved.
Alice Hoffman