276 Quotes by Alice Sebold

He took the hat from my mouth. ''Tell me you love me'', he said. Gently I did. The end came anyway

Stones and bones;snow and frost;seeds and beans and polliwogs.Paths and twigs, assorted kisses,We all know who Daddy misses!His two little frogs of girls, that’s who.They know where they are, do you, do you?

The relationship with the words someone uses is more intimate and integrated than just a quick read and a blurb can ever be. This intimacy - the words on the page being sent back and forth from engaged editor to open author - is unique in my experience.

I wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality.

I would do exactly what you are doing: I would talk to everyone I needed to, I would not tell too many people his name. When I was sure," she said, "I would find a quiet way, and I would kill him.

I'd like to go back to poetry again. I really, really revere good poetry. It's been my private discipline.

Please don't let Daddy die Susie," he whispered. "I need him.

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.

I dont think ignorance is a way that you gain distance on something.