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I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there's a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us
Alice Hoffman
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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
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