752 Quotes by Alice Hoffman

She liked to disappear, even when she was in the same room as other people. It was a talent, as it was a curse.

At midnight the wind in the tress can sound like the ocean. The moonlight can make a road appear as endless as the sea.

Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to lie down at your feet. Wear dark glasses; bathe with lavender oil and cool fresh water. Seek shelter from the sun at noon.

Before she realized he was next to her, he had placed his hands over hers on the countertop, then hooped his fingers through hers. Gretel looked up at him, so startled she might as well have been shot. 'I just wanted to wake you up', he said. Which is exactly what he did. One look at him and her heart was racing. One look, and whatever had been before was all over.

The more you feel, the stronger you are.

You cannot dispute the ridiculous. You cannot argue reasonably with evil.

He has the ability to catch someone by the way that he looks at her, and make her wish he would go on looking.

Never look at other people's bad fortune,' my mother said. 'If you do, it will come back to find you instead of its rightful owner.

Sometimes movies really are the best medicine.