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 Read Quote
I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It’s always half-and-half. Whatever brings you the most joy will also probably bring you the most pain. Always a price to pay. Alice Hoffman Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist and I asked her if there were people who came to her and admitted to doing horrible things and she said, ‘More than you know.’ Alice Hoffman Read Quote
I’m much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write, after a while you learn to use your time well or you stop writing. Alice Hoffman Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The adults don’t know what’s happening on the kids’ universe and the kids don’t know what’s happening on the adults’ universe. Alice Hoffman Read Quote
