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Alice Hoffman Quotes about Waiting

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Love ambushed you, it lay in wait, dormant for days or years. It was the red thread, the peach stone, the kiss, the forgiveness. It came after you, it escaped you, it was invisible, it was everything.

Love ambushed you, it lay in wait, dormant for days or years. It was the red thread, the peach stone, the kiss, the forgiveness. It came after you, it escaped you, it was invisible, it was everything.

Alice Hoffman
Kissing, Years, Waiting
Alice Hoffman (2003). “The Probable Future”, Random House LLC

Anyway, the sort of love that will not wait is probably best to pass by

Alice Hoffman
Waiting

It was as though I had one map inside my head and it led to the man who was waiting for me. Someone who was alone - maybe even more alone - than I was.

Alice Hoffman
Men, Waiting, Maps

Cleaning up after themselves was a low priority for Margo and my mother. They had both recovered from cancer scares, failed marriages, and lost hope; in their opinion, dirt could wait.

Alice Hoffman
Mother, Cancer, Waiting
Alice Hoffman (2000). “Local Girls”, p.45, Penguin Group

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