752 Quotes by Alice Hoffman

When a star reaches for you, it is difficult to look away.

Night and Day, they called them, and although neither girl laughed at this little joke or found it amusing in the least, they recognized the truth in it, and were able to understand, earlier than most sisters, that the moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep.

But love was not about practice or preparation, it was pure chance; if you took your time with it you ran the risk of having it evaporate before it had even begun.

It’s for your own good,” she said tenderly. “All I want for you is a normal life.” “Mother,” Franny sighed. “What makes you think that’s what I want?

Real love was dangerous, it got you from inside and held on tight, and if you didn’t let go fast enough you might be willing to do anything for its sake.

In the dark morning light, her gray eyes look completely green, as though they belonged to a cat that can see in the dark.

But rules were never the point. It was finding out who you were.

Well, maybe that was fate. Maybe she was meant to be alone. She was a runner, and wasn’t that the habit of a person who preferred to be on her own?

Believers with nothing to believe in.