She didn't like being twelve. It felt like someplace between who she'd been and who she was about to be. It felt like no place at all.
Alice HoffmanI saw the end of his life right there in that single moment. His pride, his decency, his secrets, his death.
Alice HoffmanSome things you cannot wish away or think away. They become part of you when you remember them.
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 HoffmanAlways keep mint on your windowsill in August, to ensure that buzzing flies will stay outside, where they belong. Don't think the summer is over, even when roses droop and turn brown and the stars shift position in the sky. Never presume August is a safe or reliable time of the year.
Alice HoffmanAbra DeMadrigal didn't look young enough to be my sister anymore. Her sorrow weighed her down and aged her. She was still beautiful, but she looked very far away. No wonder our people had raven eyes, so distant, so sad. No matter how wise she was, my mother looked like a woman who hadn't truely believed how much evil there was in our world. Not until this moment.
Alice Hoffman