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The frightened walk away when love is difficult. I know that now. You have to be willing to give everything away. You have to be willing to end up with nothing. Only then will your heart be whole.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Love
Away
Ends
Give
Everything
Frightened
Nothing
Walk
Whole
Walks
Giving
Willing
Heart
Difficult

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