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Love ambushed you, it lay in wait, dormant for days or years. It was the red thread, the peach stone, the kiss, the forgiveness. It came after you, it escaped you, it was invisible, it was everything.
Alice Hoffman
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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
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