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Alice Hoffman quotes

American Author March 16, 1952

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My grandmother was overwhelmed by what was happening to us. She ahd moved back into the past because the here and the now was too terrible. Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman quote: "Good fortune can take forever to get to you, but as it turns..."
Good fortune can take forever to get to you, but as it turns out, sorrow is as quick as a shot. Alice Hoffman
He started to look at me in a manner I recognized: it was the way I looked at a new book, one I had never read before, one that surprised me with all it had to say. Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman quote: "What you are able to dream you are able to grow, she says to..."
What you are able to dream you are able to grow, she says to me. If you don't believe in it, it can never happen. Alice Hoffman
But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it was power. The power to think my own thoughts. The power to believe in myself. Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman quote: "I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book...."
I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully, once a story is begun it reveals itself. Alice Hoffman
The silver trout were so numerous that if every one had turned into a star, the river would have been shining with light; a man out on a skiff sould then be able to find his way past Hamilton, all the way into Boston, guided by a shimmering band of water. Alice Hoffman
I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I was looking for as an escape I find in writing. And the other thing is that I don't want to get into someone else's language when I'm working. Alice Hoffman
Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In this way we were bound together for eternity. Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman quote: "That was the sorrow of it. He saw the light but never expected..."
That was the sorrow of it. He saw the light but never expected the darkness. Alice Hoffman
Never look at other people's bad fortune,' my mother said. 'If you do, it will come back to find you instead of its rightful owner. Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman quote: "...a pretty little minnow...cool as rain, blue as heaven..."
...a pretty little minnow...cool as rain, blue as heaven... Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman quote: "He'd thought he was lost, but now he recognized that eternity..."
He'd thought he was lost, but now he recognized that eternity was around him, like salt from a shaker or stars in the sky. Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman quote: "she wonders if she has something other people don't. ..."
...she wonders if she has something other people don't. Intuition or hope -- she wouldn't know what to call it. Alice Hoffman
I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings you the most joy will also probably bring you the most pain. Always a price to pay. Alice Hoffman

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