Quotes from Alice Hoffman, Local Girls

Time wasn't the same anymore. Doors were slamming shut before we even knew they'd been opened. Good fortune can take forever to get to you, but as it turns out, sorrow is as quick as a shot.

...he had a way of taking your hand which made it clear he'd have to be the one to let go."From Alice Hoffman's "Local Girls", pg.102.

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

It was the sort of beauty you feel so deeply it becomes contagious and somehow makes you feel beautiful too.