I feel that telling my secrets makes me less vulnerable. What would make me vulnerable are the secrets I keep. Isabel Allende feelmakesecret Change image and share on social
My mother is a great artist, but she always treated her paintings like minor postcards. Had she pursued it, she would have been a great artist. Instead, she looked down on her art. Isabel Allende artartistgreat Change image and share on social
The world starts to exist, for Americans, when we are in conflict with a place. And then all of a sudden, Afghanistan pops up on the TV screen and it becomes a place. And it exists for three weeks, and then it disappears into thin air. Isabel Allende afghanistanairamerican share on social
All summer, I read fiction because you must read for the pleasure and beauty of it, and not only for research. I don't read thrillers, romance or mystery, and I don't read self-help books because I don't believe in shortcuts and loopholes. Isabel Allende beautybookfiction share on social
Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses. Isabel Allende charactercommongood Change image and share on social
I don't think the world will destroy itself in a nuclear cataclysm. On the contrary, we have the capacity to save ourselves and save the planet, and we will use it. Isabel Allende capacitycataclysmcontrary Change image and share on social
I get up every morning early, when the sky is red, and write for 10 hours. Isabel Allende earlyhourmorning Change image and share on social
If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so. Isabel Allende grandchildgreatmake Change image and share on social
I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs until my 28-year-old daughter Paula fell ill. She was in a coma for a year, and I took care of her at home until she died in my arms in December of 1992. Isabel Allende accomplisharmbelief share on social
Empowering women means trusting them. Isabel Allende empowermeantrust Change image and share on social
