Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the information just disappears out of my head. Alice Hoffman bookdisappearfinish Change image and share on social
No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written. Alice Hoffman write Change image and share on social
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
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 gone. Who miss you every single night, especially when the sky is so deep and beautiful, and the ground so very cold. Alice Hoffman announcebeautifulcold 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
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
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 children and then when you're with your children, you're thinking about working. Alice Hoffman childfeelfind 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
I don't think I make much of a distinction between the 'real' and the 'fantastic.' They both seem to be threads in the same cloth as far as I'm concerned. Alice Hoffman clothconcerndistinction 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
