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Here on Earth

Here on Earth
Alice Hoffman

Here on Earth is a 1997 novel by Alice Hoffman. The book was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection.

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“That is how you know you've left childhood behind-when you wish for time to go backward.”

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“The sky is already purple; the first few stars have appeared, suddenly, as if someone had thrown a handful of silver across the edge of the world.”

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“When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.”

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“This day is going to be awful. It's the sort of day you wouldn't mind losing completely, even if it meant your life would be twenty-four hours shorter.”

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“Unfinished business always comes back to haunt you, and a man who swears he'll love you forever isn't finished with you until he's done.”

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“She can feel his blood, just beneath his skin; when he breathes, the air fills with smoke. He's like a dragon, ancient and fearless.”

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“It's not the lie that's the problem; it's the distance the lie forges between you.”

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