752 Quotes by Alice Hoffman

Real love, after all, was worth the price you paid, however briefly it might last.

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.

Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.

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

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

Fairytales were maps formed of blood and hair and bones; they were the knots of the sub-conscious unwound. Every word in every tale was real and as true as apples and stones. They all led to the story inside the story.

No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written

When I write for teens, I feel I can cut through everything and get to the bare bones. I can get straight into the emotional world of the character.

Anyway, the sort of love that will not wait is probably best to pass by