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title: "29 Write Quotes By Isabel Allende"
description: "29 Write quotes by Isabel Allende. Plus more from Isabel Allende and more Write sayings from other authors."
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> [Write what should not be forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/write-what-should-not-be-forgotten/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [If I didn't write my soul would dry up and die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/if-i-didn-t-write-my-soul-would-dry-up-and-die/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I try to write the kind of books I like to read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-try-to-write-the-kind-of-books-i-like-to-read/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I get up every morning early, when the sky is red, and write for 10 hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-get-up-every-morning-early-when-the-sky-is-red-and-write-for-10/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/write-with-honesty-and-don-t-worry-about-the-feelings-of-others/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [My desk is like a 'U,' so I have my computer and lots of dictionaries because I write in Spanish and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/my-desk-is-like-a-u-so-i-have-my-computer-and-lots-of-dictionaries/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I speak English and Spanish. I write in Spanish; my books are published in English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-speak-english-and-spanish-i-write-in-spanish-my-books-are-published/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [Write to register history, and name each thing. Write what should not be forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/write-to-register-history-and-name-each-thing-write-what-should-not/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [Having a point to start is important. You know that when you decide to write something it's like a commitment. It's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/having-a-point-to-start-is-important-you-know-that-when-you-decide-to/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/when-i-write-fiction-i-never-try-to-deliver-a-message-i-just-want-to/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [Everything I write has to be connected to my life. One of the things that always comes up in my writing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/everything-i-write-has-to-be-connected-to-my-life-one-of-the-things/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I never try to convey a message, I just want to tell a story. Why that story in particular? I have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-never-try-to-convey-a-message-i-just-want-to-tell-a-story-why-that/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I write a letter to my mother every day, because in that letter, I write down my day. And if I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-write-a-letter-to-my-mother-every-day-because-in-that-letter-i/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [If you write nonfiction, a historical account of what really happened, first of all, it's always white men who do that, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/if-you-write-nonfiction-a-historical-account-of-what-really-happened/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I write until the first draft is finished, and then I feel that I can get out. But, during the time of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-write-until-the-first-draft-is-finished-and-then-i-feel-that-i-can/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I was such a sullen, angry, sad kid. I'm sure there are writers who have had happy childhoods, but what are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-was-such-a-sullen-angry-sad-kid-i-m-sure-there-are-writers-who-have/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [Many fiction writers write for the critics or for themselves; they forget the common reader. I never do. I don't think journalism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/many-fiction-writers-write-for-the-critics-or-for-themselves-they/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [January 8 has been a lucky day for me. I have started all my books on that day, and all of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/january-8-has-been-a-lucky-day-for-me-i-have-started-all-my-books-on/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [In 2011, I announced that I was going to retire, and my agent panicked. So she says: 'No, no, no. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/in-2011-i-announced-that-i-was-going-to-retire-and-my-agent-panicked/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/a-memoir-forces-me-to-stop-and-remember-carefully-it-is-an-exercise/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [From journalism I learned to write under pressure, to work with deadlines, to have limited space and time, to conduct and interview,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/from-journalism-i-learned-to-write-under-pressure-to-work-with/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [One of the things that always comes up in my writing is the search for freedom, especially in women. I always write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/one-of-the-things-that-always-comes-up-in-my-writing-is-the-search/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [Every life of a character is within a context. If I write detached from a social and political background, my story looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/every-life-of-a-character-is-within-a-context-if-i-write-detached/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I'm a writer. In Latin America, they say I'm a Latin-American writer because I also write in Spanish and my books are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-m-a-writer-in-latin-america-they-say-i-m-a-latin-american-writer/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [No complaining about how hard it is to write, we are all so, so lucky to write, to sit down, inside, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/no-complaining-about-how-hard-it-is-to-write-we-are-all-so-so-lucky/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [If I can write it, I can cope. And I've been writing many books, but in every book, I try to explore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/if-i-can-write-it-i-can-cope-and-i-ve-been-writing-many-books-but-in/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [You write a book and it's like putting a message in a bottle and throwing it in the ocean. You don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/you-write-a-book-and-it-s-like-putting-a-message-in-a-bottle-and/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [The first few months of my life of every year are in total retreat. I don't see anybody except my husband and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/the-first-few-months-of-my-life-of-every-year-are-in-total-retreat-i/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-write-to-understand-my-circumstances-to-sort-out-the-confusion-of/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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## Other authors on Write

## More by Isabel Allende

> [“I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, and my grandchildren, my mother, my dog,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-am-happier-when-i-love-than-when-i-am-loved-i-adore-my-husband-my/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/having-a-point-to-start-is-important-you-know-that-when-you-decide-to/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [Music is a wind that blows away the years, memories, and fear, that crouching animal I carry inside me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/music-is-a-wind-that-blows-away-the-years-memories-and-fear-that/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [Everybody has losses - it's unavoidable in life. Sharing our pain is very healing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/everybody-has-losses-it-s-unavoidable-in-life-sharing-our-pain-is/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/the-writer-and-the-dreamer-have-so-much-in-common-they-can-t-control/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/people-think-that-they-will-sit-down-and-produce-the-great-american/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [“He had a principle: if you lend money and never see the person again, that's money well spent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/he-had-a-principle-if-you-lend-money-and-never-see-the-person-again/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [“Catholics form a majority in Chile, although there are more and more Evangelicals and Pentacostals who irritate everyone because they have a direct understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/catholics-form-a-majority-in-chile-although-there-are-more-and-more/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [“At times I feel as if I had lived all this before and that I have already written these very words, but I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/at-times-i-feel-as-if-i-had-lived-all-this-before-and-that-i-have/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [In 2011, I announced that I was going to retire, and my agent panicked. So she says: 'No, no, no. You have to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/in-2011-i-announced-that-i-was-going-to-retire-and-my-agent-panicked/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-have-lived-with-passion-and-in-a-hurry-trying-to-accomplish-too/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-m-surrounded-by-the-scene-of-aging-i-myself-am-in-my-70s-and-not/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [I try to write the kind of books I like to read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-try-to-write-the-kind-of-books-i-like-to-read/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [“Intimacy needs time to mature—a shared history, tears shed, obstacles overcome, photographs in an album. It’s a slow-growing plant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/intimacy-needs-time-to-mature-a-shared-history-tears-shed-obstacles/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

> [ The idea of the book \["The Japanese Lover"\] came in a conversation that I had with a friend walking in the streets of New… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/the-idea-of-the-book-the-japanese-lover-came-in-a-conversation-that-i/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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