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Books Quotes by Isabel Allende
- Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. That is what I need for my characters in my books: a passionate heart. I need…
- I don't read thrillers, romance or mystery, and I don't read self-help books because I don't believe in shortcuts and loopholes.
- 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.…
- My name is Eva, which means 'life,' according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born in the back room of a…
- January 8 has been a lucky day for me. I have started all my books on that day, and all of them have been well…
- I love fiction because in fiction you go into the thoughts of people, the little people, the people who were defeated, the poor, the women,…
- I read on my iPad when I travel. I listen to audiobooks in the car. I read books in my bedroom, where I have a…
- I have written about Chile extensively, and therefore I have read many books on the subject, mostly for research.
- I try to write the kind of books I like to read.
- I speak English and Spanish. I write in Spanish; my books are published in English.
More Books Quotes
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- I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was, three shelves… — Sean Astin
- I have a big following among the biogeeks of this world. Nobody ever puts them in books. — Margaret Atwood
- Writers and books are cheap dates, especially when you compare the cost of a book with a ticket to the opera -… — Margaret Atwood
- Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in… — Margaret Atwood
- I have been known to buy e-versions of my books because I was in a hotel room and I needed one right… — Margaret Atwood
- I know that some books and some writers, you can pretty much draw a square around it and say, 'Nobody under 40,'… — Margaret Atwood
- If you feel that there's the author and then the character, then the book is not working. People have a habit of… — Margaret Atwood
- Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on… — Norman Ralph Augustine