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Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the information just disappears out of my head

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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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My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage. - Aunt Frances
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That was the way illness appeared in a house, in the corners, in between floorboards, on the hooks in the closet, along with the sweaters and coats.
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When I walk, I walk with you. Where I go, you're with me always.
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You can be betrayed in your sleep. The whole world can tilt while you're dreaming of butterflies.
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At midnight the wind in the tress can sound like the ocean. The moonlight can make a road appear as endless as the sea.
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