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Stories Quotes by Alice Hoffman
- Fairytales were maps formed of blood and hair and bones; they were the knots of the sub-conscious unwound. Every word in every tale was real…
- I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully, once a story is begun it reveals itself
- 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…
- Some stories stayed with you even when you wanted to forget them.
- They weren't true stories; they were better than that.
- Women know things that men will never know. We keep the best secrets. We tell the best stories.
- Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside? At the library I couldn’t help but notice which patrons checked out…
- Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside?
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