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
The media could do a much better job, that's for sure, especially the media that targets women... Human rights? They couldn't care less! Isabel Allende carehumanjob Change image and share on social
The fact people think that when you sell a lot of books you are not a serious writer is a great insult to the readership. I get a little angry when people try to say such a thing. Isabel Allende angrybookfact Change image and share on social
My father left when I was three, and I have no memory of him. The most significant male figures in my life were my grandfather, in whose house I lived during the first 10 years of my childhood, and later my stepfather. Isabel Allende childhoodfatherfigure share on social
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom. Isabel Allende comedeathend Change image and share on social
A man who cooks is very sexy. A woman who cooks is not that sexy. Because it's associated in our mind to the domestic cliche of the woman. Isabel Allende clichecookdomestic Change image and share on social
I read on my iPad when I travel. I listen to audiobooks in the car. I read books in my bedroom, where I have a comfortable couch, a lamp and two dogs to keep me warm. Isabel Allende audiobookbedroombook Change image and share on social
Although women do two-thirds of the world's labor, they own less than one percent of the world's assets. Isabel Allende assetlaborpercent Change image and share on social
I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male that was there, and was determining my life. Isabel Allende authoritybosschurch Change image and share on social
