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My sorrow is I used to read all the time and now, as a writer, I don't have the time to read.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
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New York City
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Every problem has a solution, although it may not be the outcome that was originally hoped for or expected.
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When you start writing the magic comes when the characters seem to take on a life of their own and write the words for themselves.
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There was the blue sky above her and all those many roses, the ones that gave off the scent of cloves in the rain and the ones that left a trace of lemon on your fingers, the ones that were the color of blood, and those that were as white as clouds. Each one was sweeter than the next and as red as gemstones.
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Holding a tear back makes them drain upward, higher and higher, until one day your head just explodes and you're left with a stub of a neck and nothing more.
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Margaret thought of all she knew for certain, that day would always follow night that love was never wasted nor was it lost.
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I wasn't quite as certain that I knew her soul. When it came right down to it, I wasn't sure she knew me either.
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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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Another world must surely exist somewhere one where she would be known in some deep way that was far beyond words.
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The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the castle and finding all the bodies of the wives that came before her - she is confronted with truth, thinking about how often we think we know people and we really don't.
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I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there a risk? Always. In fiction and in life
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Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.
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Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to lie down at your feet. Wear dark glasses bathe with lavender oil and cool fresh water. Seek shelter from the sun at noon.
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Some people say, 'Save yourself and you save your ways.' I say, 'Be yourself and you save your soul.
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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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It doesn't matter what people tell you. It doesn't matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.
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You can try to take sorrow and make it into something enduring, meaningful and beautiful. I always feel guilty that this is my job, that I get to do this
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In a world of sorrow, love was an act of will. All you needed were the right ingredients.
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