Happiness Quote by Isabel Allende Download Open image ““He was so unfamiliar with this peaceful sense of happiness he did not even recognize it.”” — Isabel Allende ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Happiness Peace
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“My thoughts about human happiness, for some peculiar reason, had always been tinged with a certain sadness.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
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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
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“He had a principle: if you lend money and never see the person again, that's money well spent.” — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
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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 to write… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
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Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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