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I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels and films are so different, and I'm such an internal novelist

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
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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.
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That is the joy of reading fiction: when all is said and done, the novel belongs to the reader and his or her imagination.
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The sisters were glad to be together. They had the easy sort of relationship where they didn't have to speak to be understood.
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Feel lucky for what you have when you have it. Isn't that the point? Happily ever after doesn't mean happy forever.
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