“Hawthorne has given us a tradition that some people refer to as Yankee...” — Alice Hoffman Quote

“Hawthorne has given us a tradition that some people refer to as Yankee Magic Realism, and I do think there is a certain quality to the landscape that definitely leads into the dark woods.”

“The truth frightens people because it isn't stable. It shifts every day.”

“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.”

“Here is the truth. I am a reality star on a TV show. I realize love, love to hate, and even hate is part of the landscape. I signed up for that.”

“Because I'm a walker, natural history is my subject; I've always been obsessed with landscape, and I have an elegiac tone in most of my books.”

“Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.”