Alice HoffmanSometimes the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and done with.
About This Quote
The quote by John Steinbeck captures the effect that good intentions can have on the way things really turn out. For example, you’re thinking of buying a new car. You’ve got a lot of options, but all seem pretty similar in terms of size, style, and price. You might be leaning toward a new, six-cylinder model.
However, once you start looking at the numbers, the differences become obvious. An eight-cylinder car is cheaper to own and operate, but if you go with the six-cylinder version you’ll save money on gas. The eight-cylinder model will probably be more reliable, too.
So which model should you choose? The answer is neither. Both are great choices, but until you actually drive it, you don’t know which is right for you—or how they compare to each other.
Source: Practical Magic
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- 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.
- Do you ever just put your arms out and just spin and spin and spin? Well, that's what love is like; everything inside of you tells you to stop before you fall, but for some reason you just keep going.
- When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.
- When I walk, I walk with you. Where I go, you're with me always.
- ...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.