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 universes. Alice Hoffman adultdifficultgrow Change image and share on social
It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a break from what was going on in my own world, to go into another world. Alice Hoffman breakescapegreat 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
I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there a risk? Always. In fiction and in life. Alice Hoffman factorfictionhuge Change image and share on social
I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them. Alice Hoffman deepemotionalfairy 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
