Music is a wind that blows away the years, memories, and fear, that crouching animal I carry inside me. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“Before you conquer the mountain, you must learn to overcome your fear.” — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
If I write something, I fear it will happen, and if I love too much, I fear I will lose that person;… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
My father says that fear is good; it's the body's alarm system, it warns us of danger. But sometimes danger can't be… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“He never spoke of his past, for fear of evoking sympathy and also because he had not yet come to grips with… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
People are afraid of falling in love because they don't want to suffer. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Just as when we come into the world, when we die we are afraid of the unknown. But the fear is something… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. Once you enter the cavern and explore it, you realize that you can… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The fear is not real, Dil Bahadur; it is only in your mind, like all other things. Our thoughts form what we… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I was such a sullen, angry, sad kid. I'm sure there are writers who have had happy childhoods, but what are you… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“Just as when we come into the world, when we die we are afraid of the unknown. But the fear is something… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The biggest straitjacket is all the prejudices that we carry around, and all the fears. But what if we just surrender to… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. Once you enter the cavern and explore it, you realize that you can… — 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
