Chile Quote by Isabel Allende

If I had been brought up in America, I think I would still have had the same sort of job as a writer.

— Justin Cartwright

The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I…

— Isabel Allende

I have written about Chile extensively, and therefore I have read many books on the subject, mostly for research.

— Isabel Allende

I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They…

— Paulo Coelho

I don't know if I had ever found my place in the world until I fully committed to being a writer.

— Jami Attenberg

Writing is my vacation from living.

— Eugene O'Neill

I'd given up everything to be a writer, and if I didn't then go on to do that - to write - then I…

— James Salter

Writers in Latin America live in a reality that is extraordinarily demanding. Surprisingly, our answer to these demands protects and develops our individuality. I…

— Elena Poniatowska

Having experienced personally and through my family the tragedy of Chile is something always present in my memory. I do not want events of…

— Michelle Bachelet

If I were to go back to the Philippines, I would probably end up teaching creative writing at a university. I wouldn't be able…

— Miguel Syjuco

In Colombia is where I discovered myself as a writer.

— Nicky Jam

I'm probably one of the few authors in this country who could very comfortably live off my writing.

— Ravi Subramanian