Here is the riddle of love: Everything it gives to you, it takes away. Author: Alice Hoffman Copy Quote More from Alice Hoffman “Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.” “...the summer of the gypsy moths when all the trees in their yard were bare, th…” “Sometimes words drew blood, they cut your tongue, they made you know things you…” “Real love, after all, was worth the price you paid, however briefly it might la…”