I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman's domain, considered a lesser domain at the time they were told. Alice Hoffman considerdomainfairy Change image and share on social
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. Alice Hoffman beautifulendurefeel Change image and share on social
Sometimes movies really are the best medicine. Alice Hoffman medicinemovie Change image and share on social
I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there's a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us. Alice Hoffman bindconnectioncontrol share on social
Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art - and books - always help. Alice Hoffman artbookdifficult Change image and share on social
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 escapefindlanguage Change image and share on social
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 beginbooknovel Change image and share on social
Hawthorne has given us a tradition that some people refer to as Yankee Magic Realism, and I do think there is a certain quality to the landscape that definitely leads into the dark woods. Alice Hoffman darkhawthornelandscape Change image and share on social
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 screenplays. Alice Hoffman bookhavemovie Change image and share on social
I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels and films are so different, and I'm such an internal novelist. Alice Hoffman filminternalnovel Change image and share on social
