He could burn her up alive; he could do it in a minute flat, and that's not easy to forget. Auteur: Alice Hoffman Copy Quote More from Alice Hoffman “What men yearn for they often destroy.” “In the darkest hour of winter, when the starlings had all flown away, Gretel Sa…” “How wonderful to say whatever you wanted without having to go over it in your m…” “Buddy had taken to Gillian in a major way. He thumped his leg, the way rabbits …”