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The weak are cruel. The strong have no need to be.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Weak
Strong
Need
Needs
Cruel

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