“I love science fiction but especially his because it's so humane.” FictionScience FictionHumaneScience Love Author:Alice Hoffman
“In "Faithful," Ray Bradbury is discussed a lot. The characters read "The Illustrated Man."” MenCharacterFaithfulRaysBradbury Author:Alice Hoffman
“I read everything of Ray Bradbury when I was 12 or 13, and I think that's the most effective time to read Bradbury. He built such a moral world, where you have to make decisions and grow up.” ThinkingWorldGrowsDecisionMoralGrowing UpBuiltRaysBradbury Author:Alice Hoffman
“One of my favorites is "Time and Again" by Jack Finney. It takes place in Manhattan and goes back and forth between 1882 and the 1950s. It's really a cult book.” BookCultBack And ForthManhattan Author:Alice Hoffman
“I love fairy tales and feel very affected by them.” FeelsTalesFairyAffectedFairy Tale Author:Alice Hoffman
“What I like about fairy tales is the language and the matter-of-fact way of introducing magic, where it's accepted that a fox could talk or a gate could just appear in a wall. I think fairy tales are so psychological.” ThinkingWayMatterFactsLanguageMagicWallAcceptedTalesPsychologicalFairyGatesFairy TaleIntroducingFoxesMatter Of Fact Author:Alice Hoffman
“[Fairy tales] are like a journey to the woods and the many ways you can get lost. Some people say it's not a good idea to read fairy tales to anyone under the age of eight because they are brutal and raw. When I was a kid I often felt that kids's books were speaking down to me, but I never felt that way about fairy tales. They are bloody and scary, but so is life.” PeopleWayBookIdeasKidsAgeLostFeltJourneyScaryWoodsEightTalesFairyGood IdeasFairy TaleBrutalBloody Author:Alice Hoffman
“I have nothing from my childhood. I think you carry those books with you. It's like in [Ray] Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451." Books are outlawed in this future society so people become the book they love by memorizing it.” PeopleThinkingBookChildhoodRaysMemorizingBradburyFahrenheit 451 BookFuture Society Author:Alice Hoffman
“I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves or not.” IfsFeelsBookShelves Author:Alice Hoffman
“The Republicans know very well how to lose, and they know how to be very civil in defeat.” KnowsWellsLosesKnow HowRepublicanDefeat Author:Rush Limbaugh