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Sometimes words drew blood, they cut your tongue, they made you know things you couldn't unknow.

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Words
Sometimes
Made
Things
Drew
Tongue
Couldn
Cutting
Blood

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The weak are cruel. The strong have no need to be.
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She liked to disappear, even when she was in the same room as other people. It was a talent, as it was a curse.
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I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings you the most joy will also probably bring you the most pain. Always a price to pay
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The sisters were glad to be together. They had the easy sort of relationship where they didn't have to speak to be understood.
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