I would not begin to understand until I was a very old woman, and even then they would still be a mystery. Auteur: Alice Hoffman Copy Quote More from Alice Hoffman “Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.” “The children on the playground all heard her. They took off running together, a…” “If we had paid attention, we would have understood there are some things in thi…” “No one called out my name. Finally, I went to open the door. I could smell burn…”