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I must keep my head and not give in to desire, for desire is what causes women to drown.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Desire
Keep
Give
Women
Must
Giving
Drown
Head
Causes

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