On a Tuesday, September 11th, 1973, we had the military coup in Chile that forced me to leave my country eventually. And… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I have written about Chile extensively, and therefore I have read many books on the subject, mostly for research. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The longest, most solid and complex relationship in my life is with my mother. It started before I was born, and now,… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“Catholics form a majority in Chile, although there are more and more Evangelicals and Pentacostals who irritate everyone because they have a… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Before the military coup in Chile, we had the idea that military coups happen in Banana Republics, somewhere in Central America. It… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
At five I was already a feminist, and nobody used the word in Chile yet. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I'm living in California but I have a place that is mine in Chile and I belong there. I am no longer… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I don't think I would be a writer if I had stayed in Chile. I would be trapped in the chores, in… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The last time I was in Chile, I was hypnotized by a friend who is studying to be a curandero, a healer,… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, and my grandchildren, my mother, my dog,… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Having a point to start is important. You know that when you decide to write something it's like a commitment. It's like falling in… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Music is a wind that blows away the years, memories, and fear, that crouching animal I carry inside me. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Everybody has losses - it's unavoidable in life. Sharing our pain is very healing. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“The writer and the dreamer have so much in common: They can't control the plot, they are always part of the story or the… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
People think that they will sit down and produce the great American novel in one sitting. It doesn't work that way. This is a… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“He had a principle: if you lend money and never see the person again, that's money well spent.” — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“Catholics form a majority in Chile, although there are more and more Evangelicals and Pentacostals who irritate everyone because they have a direct understanding… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“At times I feel as if I had lived all this before and that I have already written these very words, but I know… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
In 2011, I announced that I was going to retire, and my agent panicked. So she says: 'No, no, no. You have to write… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I'm surrounded by the scene of aging. I myself am in my 70s and not getting any younger. Although I'm very healthy, and I… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
