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Being an outsider is the one thing we all have in common.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
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New York City
New York
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Outsider
Outsiders

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Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am.
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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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