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Some fates are guaranteed, no matter who tries to intervene.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
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Matter
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Fates
Intervene
Guaranteed
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