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Dearest Gilly Sometimes I fell like there's a hole inside of me, an emptiness that, at times, seems to burn. I think if you lifted my heart to your ear you cold probably hear the ocean. And the moon tonight, there's a circle around it, a sign of trouble not far behind. I have this dream of being whole, of not going to sleep each night wanting. But still, sometimes, when the wind is warm or the crickets sing, I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for. I just want someone to love me. I want to be seen. I don't know, maybe I've had my happiness. I don't want to believe it, but... there is no man, Gilly. Only that moon.

Sally's letter

"There are some things I know for certain: Always throw split salt over your left shoulder, keep Rosemary by your Garden gate, plant lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can." Alice Hoffman - Practical Magic

"Do you ever put your arms out and just spin and spin and spin really, really fast? Well, that's what love is like. It makes your heart race. It turns the world upside down. But if you're not careful, if you don't keep your eyes on something still, you can lose your balance, you know? You can't see what's happening to the people around you. You can't see that you're about to fall."

Gillian

books read in 2023: alice hoffman's practical magic series

All the same, there were some things they needed to learn. Do not drink milk after a thunderstorm, for it will certainly be sour. Always leave out seed for the birds when the first snow falls. Wash your hair with rosemary. Drink lavender tea when you cannot sleep. Know that the only remedy for love is to love more.