All Isabel Allende Quotes
- I never said I wanted a 'happy' life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong… Almost Every
- I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly,… Adore
- It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to… Attained
- I come from the so-called Third World (what is the Second)? Called
- There's basically an element of fiction in everything you remember. Imagination and memory are almost the same brain processes. When I write fiction, I know… Brain
- Write to register history, and name each thing. Write what should not be forgotten. Each
- In terrible moments, in moments of revolution, of war or repression, of illness or death, people react with incredible strength. Death
- My writing comes not from the happy moments, but from struggle and grief. From
- At times I felt that the universe fabricated from the power of the imagination had stronger and more lasting contours than the blurred realm of… Blood
- A novel is like a window, open to an infinite landscape. Infinite
- From journalism I learned to write under pressure, to work with deadlines, to have limited space and time, to conduct and interview, to find information,… All
- You are my angel and my damnation; in your presence I reach divine ecstasy and in your absence I descent to hell. Absence
- So firm did Nivea's determination become that she wrote in her diary that she would give up marriage in order to devote herself completely to… Age
- The first two, three, four weeks are wasted. I just show up in front of the computer. Show up, show up, show up, and after… Computer
- Barrabas came to us by the sea. Barrabas
- My son, the Holy Church is on the right, but Jesus Christ was always on the left. Christ
- Today's girls are tomorrow's women - and leaders. Girl
- 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.… Angry
- I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing. Been
- Writing is my job. I don't think of it as art. Art
- The fear is not real, Dil Bahadur; it is only in your mind, like all other things. Our thoughts form what we believe to be… All
- Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment. Bahadur
- All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. All
- 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… Assure
- you can tell the deepest truths with the lies of fiction Deepest