He fell in love with the way she closed her eyes, long before he fell in love with her. Author: Alice Hoffman Copy Quote More from Alice Hoffman “What men yearn for they often destroy.” “You can only know a friend so well after all. When you come right down to it, e…” “The silver trout were so numerous that if every one had turned into a star, the…” “I cast myself at him, like a fool, but he didn't see me. And then one day he no…”