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I read everything of Ray Bradbury when I was 12 or 13, and I think that's the most effective time to read Bradbury. He built such a moral world, where you have to make decisions and grow up.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
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