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
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
Feminism has never been sexy, but let me assure you that it never stopped me from flirting, and I have seldom suffered from lack of men. Isabel Allende assurefeminismflirt Change image and share on social
Eros is very close to death. And both things, in a way, balance each other. Isabel Allende balanceclosedeath Change image and share on social
I've been a story-teller all my life but I realized it only recently. Isabel Allende haveliferealize Change image and share on social
I have been a woman for 46 years and I only recently realized I can't change it and I like it. Isabel Allende changerealizerecently Change image and share on social
A memoir is my version of events. My perspective. I choose what to tell and what to omit. I choose the adjectives to describe a situation, and in that sense, I'm creating a form of fiction. Isabel Allende adjectivechoosecreate Change image and share on social