Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 10:37AM
Drew Wolfe

Alice Hoffman

Books may well be the only true magic.

It doesn't matter what people tell you. It doesn't matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.

Sometimes the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and done with.

The moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep.

When I walk, I walk with you. Where I go, you're with me always.

Every problem has a solution, although it may not be the outcome that was originally hoped for or expected.

Here's the thing about luck...you don't know if it's good or bad until you have some perspective.

There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can.

My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage.

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