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Alice Hoffman Quotes

Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the information just disappears out of my head Picture Quote #1

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel pretty spoiled Picture Quote #1

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there a risk? Always. In fiction and in life Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can Picture Quote #1

Some people say, ‘Save yourself and you save your ways.’ I say, ‘Be yourself and you save your soul Picture Quote #1

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Never look at other people’s bad fortune,’ my mother said. ‘If you do, it will come back to find you instead of its rightful owner Picture Quote #1

This day is going to be awful. It’s the sort of day you wouldn’t mind losing completely, even if it meant your life would be twenty-four hours shorter Picture Quote #1

Unrequited love is so boring. Weeping under a blue-black sky is for suckers or maniacs Picture Quote #1

Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to lie down at your feet. Wear dark glasses; bathe with lavender oil and cool fresh water. Seek shelter from the sun at noon Picture Quote #1

Always keep mint on your windowsill in August, to ensure that buzzing flies will stay outside, where they belong. Don’t think the summer is over, even when roses droop and turn brown and the stars shift position in the sky. Never presume August is a safe or reliable time of the year Picture Quote #1

Cleaning up after themselves was a low priority for Margo and my mother. They had both recovered from cancer scares, failed marriages, and lost hope; in their opinion, dirt could wait Picture Quote #1

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Before she can stop herself, she thinks about desire, how it lives within you and yet is separate, surfacing when it chooses, without permission, in the harsh afternoon light, at the moment when you least expect to find it Picture Quote #1

Here’s the thing about luck...you don’t know if it’s good or bad until you have some perspective Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage. - Aunt Frances Picture Quote #1

Crying wasn’t like riding a bike. Give it up, and you quickly forget how it’s done Picture Quote #1

He was withdrawing. I think it was getting harder for him to accept his fate. Like a bird in a cage, he grew silent Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Any institution becomes a community - whether it’s a high school or a boarding school or a publishing company or a small town where everybody knows certain things about people Picture Quote #1

I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves or not Picture Quote #1

Hearts were made for being broken. There’s really no way around it if you want to be a human being Picture Quote #1

My mother’s blood that would last forever after. The blood of my brother, my grandfather, my father Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t good company, that was true, and people avoided me, but that was all right. I was too busy dreaming Picture Quote #1

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James had a theory about caged birds, one he hoped to prove when he became a scientist someday. He believed that all birds that had their freedom taken from them eventually lost their voices. Once that happened, they could never find their true song Picture Quote #1

People want to ignore what they can’t understand. They’re looking for logic at any cost Picture Quote #1

Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they’re spoken and you can never take them back Picture Quote #1

Trouble is just like love, after all; it comes in unannounced and takes over before you’ve had a chance to reconsider, or even to think Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Even in times when it’s difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art - and books - always help Picture Quote #1

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Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the information just disappears out of my head (Alice Hoffman Quotes) I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel pretty spoiled (Alice Hoffman Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Some people say, ‘Save yourself and you save your ways.’ I say, ‘Be yourself and you save your soul (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Never look at other people’s bad fortune,’ my mother said. ‘If you do, it will come back to find you instead of its rightful owner (Alice Hoffman Quotes) This day is going to be awful. It’s the sort of day you wouldn’t mind losing completely, even if it meant your life would be twenty-four hours shorter (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Unrequited love is so boring. Weeping under a blue-black sky is for suckers or maniacs (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to lie down at your feet. Wear dark glasses; bathe with lavender oil and cool fresh water. Seek shelter from the sun at noon (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Always keep mint on your windowsill in August, to ensure that buzzing flies will stay outside, where they belong. Don’t think the summer is over, even when roses droop and turn brown and the stars shift position in the sky. Never presume August is a safe or reliable time of the year (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Cleaning up after themselves was a low priority for Margo and my mother. They had both recovered from cancer scares, failed marriages, and lost hope; in their opinion, dirt could wait (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Before she can stop herself, she thinks about desire, how it lives within you and yet is separate, surfacing when it chooses, without permission, in the harsh afternoon light, at the moment when you least expect to find it. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Here’s the thing about luck...you don’t know if it’s good or bad until you have some perspective. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) 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 Quotes) My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage. - Aunt Frances (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Crying wasn’t like riding a bike. Give it up, and you quickly forget how it’s done. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) He was withdrawing. I think it was getting harder for him to accept his fate. Like a bird in a cage, he grew silent. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) 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 Quotes) Any institution becomes a community - whether it’s a high school or a boarding school or a publishing company or a small town where everybody knows certain things about people. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves or not. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Hearts were made for being broken. There’s really no way around it if you want to be a human being. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) My mother’s blood that would last forever after. The blood of my brother, my grandfather, my father. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) I wasn’t good company, that was true, and people avoided me, but that was all right. I was too busy dreaming. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) James had a theory about caged birds, one he hoped to prove when he became a scientist someday. He believed that all birds that had their freedom taken from them eventually lost their voices. Once that happened, they could never find their true song. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) People want to ignore what they can’t understand. They’re looking for logic at any cost. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they’re spoken and you can never take them back. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) Trouble is just like love, after all; it comes in unannounced and takes over before you’ve had a chance to reconsider, or even to think. (Alice Hoffman Quotes) 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 Quotes) Even in times when it’s difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art - and books - always help. (Alice Hoffman Quotes)

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