Quotes from book
The Ice Queen

The Ice Queen
Alice Hoffman

The Ice Queen is a novel by Alice Hoffman, published by Vintage Books in 2006.

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“You can be betrayed in your sleep. The whole world can tilt while you're dreaming of butterflies.”

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“I heard a sigh, as though the books were breathing. I felt that this was where I belonged. This was where I lived.”

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“People hide their truest nature. I understood that; I even applauded it. What sort of world would it be if people bled all over the sidewalks, if they wept under trees, smacked whomever they despised, kissed strangers, revealed themselves?”

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“Instead of going home, I drove to the library. To hell with human beings. I’d always felt safer with stories than with flesh and blood.”

Alice Hoffman book The Ice Queen

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“Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back.”

Alice Hoffman book The Ice Queen

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“Crying wasn't like riding a bike. Give it up, and you quickly forget how it's done.”

Alice Hoffman book The Ice Queen

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