"Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not……" — Isabel Allende
"Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment."
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212 Quotes by Isabel Allende
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- What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
- For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women…
- I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic.
- I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No…
- Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. That is what I need for my characters in my books:…
- All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice,…
- I tend to see the similarities in people and not the differences.
- We want a world where life is preserved, and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for…
- Women have always been courageous... They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have…
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