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 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
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 time! Alice Hoffman bitechildfind 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
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 stories are all kind of combined. Alice Hoffman bluebuycheap Change image and share on social
I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other writers' works in a way. Or by popular culture, movies - what else is there to write about than love and loss? Alice Hoffman culturedreamfeel Change image and share on social
All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who I am in them - much like the characters in your dreams are all formed by who you are. Alice Hoffman bitebookcharacter 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
After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when I know I'm heading in the right direction. Alice Hoffman begincharacterdirection Change image and share on social
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
