Quotes from Alice Hoffman

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time

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?

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!

Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art - and books - always help

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

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.

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.

When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.

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.