Best Isabel Allende Thoughts
- You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich. Become Rich
- She never imagined a scenario in which her love was not returned with the same depth of feeling, for to her it was impossible to… Believe
- Until a few months ago we had a code of honor, and even the worst ruffians behaved with decency. You could leave your gold in… Ago
- She intended to swallow the world and he lived crushed by reality. Crushed
- I have seen these persons speak unthinkingly, not realizing that to speak is also to be. Word and gesture are man's thought. We should not… Gesture
- We've lost our sense of ethics; we live in a world of small-mindedness, of gratification without happiness and actions without meaning. Action
- Remember that all the others are more afraid than you Afraid
- A novel is achieved with hard work, the short story with inspiration. Achieved
- The two moments are much alike: birth and death are made of the same fabric. Alike
- Every time I asked a question, that magnificent teacher, instead of giving the answer, showed me how to find it. She taught me to organise… All
- Music is a wind that blows away the years, memories, and fear, that crouching animal I carry inside me. Animal
- How accommodating love is; it forgives everything. Accommodating
- Nothing changes; we humans repeat the same sins over and over, eternally. Changes
- Courage is a virtue appreciated in a male but considered a defect in our gender. Bold women are a threat to a world that is… Appreciated
- write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway. Feelings
- 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 avoided, and then… Afraid
- She regretted nothing she had shared with her lover, nor was she ashamed of the fires that had changed her life; just the opposite, she… Ashamed
- As my Popo used to say, life is a tapestry we weave day by day with threads of different colors, some heavy and dark, others… Ahead
- Land is something one should never sell. It is the only thing left when all else is gone All
- How can one not speak about war, poverty, and inequality when people who suffer from these afflictions don't have a voice to speak? Affliction
- We live in an era where masses of people come and go across a hostile planet, desolate and violent. Refugees, emigrants, exiles, deportees. We are… Across
- The poorest and most backward societies are always those that put women down. Backward
- One of the characteristics of North American culture is that you can always start again. You can always move forward, cross a border of a… Always Move
- Writing is a calling, not a choice. Calling
- A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself, my life, and… Blank