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Fairytales were maps formed of blood and hair and bones they were the knots of the sub-conscious unwound. Every word in every tale was real and as true as apples and stones. They all led to the story inside the story.
Alice Hoffman
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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
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Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am.
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