All Alice Hoffman Quotes
- A red map isn't easy to follow. Any document made of blood and bones is tricky. Wrong turns are easily made, and there are often… All
- They were written on cheap blue notebooks bought by poor women. I'm interested in folk tales in the way that medicine and magic in women's… All
- Love was like rain: it turned into ice, or it disappeared. Now you saw it, now you couldn't find it no matter how hard you… Blink
- When I write for teens, I feel I can cut through everything and get to the bare bones. I can get straight into the emotional… Adolescence
- Being an outsider is the one thing we all have in common. All
- What was a rose but the living proof of desire, the single best evidence of human longing and earthly devotion. but desire could be twisted,after… All
- 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… Along
- How could I tell the doctor what was wrong with me? I didn't understand it myself. I couldn't articulate the pain; it was the pain… Air
- It's not finding what's lost, it's understanding what you've found. Finding
- No barrier was strong enough to keep out the movement of time. Barrier
- My mother's blood that would last forever after. The blood of my brother, my grandfather, my father. Blood
- I wonder how a lioness will manage in a dovecote. Can you put away your teeth and claws? Claws
- 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. Character
- I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist and I asked her if there were people who came… Admitted
- Mothers always find ways to fit in the work - but then when you're working, you feel that you should be spending time with your… Always Find
- Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and vows. But they are the ones who weep when you're… Always Announce
- 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… All
- I think growing up is difficult and it's a process that I'm always interested in, with kids and adults, they are often on two different… Adult
- I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned for movies and I have written a few of those… Been
- Ironically, now that my children are older and gone quite a bit, I find it harder to work when they're not around. Too much free… Bit
- Any institution becomes a community - whether it's a high school or a boarding school or a publishing company or a small town where everybody… Any
- Books may well be the only true magic. Book
- Outside, the September air was enticingly fragrant, yellow with pollen and rich, lemony sunlight. Air
- 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… All
- Others said May was best, that sweet green time when lilacs bloomed and gardens along Main Street were filled with sugary pink peonies and Dutch… Along