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But what we are given is taken as well, so that we know God's glory comes to us from His will alone.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
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New York City
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Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back.
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She was so busy forgetting, she couldn't take a single step into the future.
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Let everyone see the blood,' he said. 'Don't clean it up. That's the only way people remember.'... I could see the blood inside my head. It was with me forever, whether or not I wanted to forget.
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My mother's blood that would last forever after. The blood of my brother, my grandfather, my father.
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When I write for teens, I feel I can cut through everything and get to the bare bones. I can get straight into the emotional world of the character.
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