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Isabel Allende Quotes

Many fiction writers write for the critics or for themselves; they forget the common reader. I never do. I don’t think journalism clashes with my fiction; on the contrary, it helps enormously Picture Quote #1

Humanity has this need to hear stories because they connect us with other people, they teach us about our own feelings. We feel less lonely when we see other people going through the same things, even if they’re fictional characters Picture Quote #1

I write until the first draft is finished, and then I feel that I can get out. But, during the time of the writing of the first draft, I don’t go out. I’m just locked away, writing. It’s a time of meditation, of going into the story Picture Quote #1

Everything I write has to be connected to my life. One of the things that always comes up in my writing is the search for freedom, especially in women Picture Quote #1

I confess that I am a messy, disorganized and impatient reader: if the book doesn’t grab me in the first 40 pages, I abandon it. I have piles of half-read books waiting for me to get acute hepatitis or some other serious condition that would force me to rest so that I could read more Picture Quote #1

Friendship is all about trust and sharing. Passionate and romantic love is all about sex and emotions. You have to try to combine those, I think. The great marriages, the great couples I know, have both Picture Quote #1

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You spend the first part of your life collecting things ... and the second half getting rid of them Picture Quote #1

I was a political refugee living in Venezuela. I had a job that was twelve hours a day, no money. It was a hard time Picture Quote #1

What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse Picture Quote #1

I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet Picture Quote #1

If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great grandchildren, it will be women who make it so Picture Quote #1

In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today Picture Quote #1

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All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them Picture Quote #1

There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them Picture Quote #1

Photographs deceive time, freezing it on a piece of cardboard where the soul is silent Picture Quote #1

The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night Picture Quote #1

Agosins poetic language engages the reader in a mesmerizing journey of inward reflection and exile Picture Quote #1

His calls for justice were lost at the mercy of the wind and human indifference Picture Quote #1

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... when everything else fails, we communicate in the language of the stars Picture Quote #1

The two moments are much alike: birth and death are made of the same fabric Picture Quote #1

Nothing changes; we humans repeat the same sins over and over, eternally Picture Quote #1

Write to register history, and name each thing. Write what should not be forgotten Picture Quote #1

My writing comes not from the happy moments, but from struggle and grief Picture Quote #1

Roots are not in landscape or a country, or a people, they are inside you Picture Quote #1

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I don’t want an uneventful and safe life, I prefer an adventurous one Picture Quote #1

I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist - although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me Picture Quote #1

Women have always been courageous. They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights Picture Quote #1

All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom Picture Quote #1

For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men Picture Quote #1

I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic Picture Quote #1

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Many fiction writers write for the critics or for themselves; they forget the common reader. I never do. I don’t think journalism clashes with my fiction; on the contrary, it helps enormously. (Isabel Allende Quotes) Humanity has this need to hear stories because they connect us with other people, they teach us about our own feelings. We feel less lonely when we see other people going through the same things, even if they’re fictional characters. (Isabel Allende Quotes) I write until the first draft is finished, and then I feel that I can get out. But, during the time of the writing of the first draft, I don’t go out. I’m just locked away, writing. It’s a time of meditation, of going into the story. (Isabel Allende Quotes) Everything I write has to be connected to my life. One of the things that always comes up in my writing is the search for freedom, especially in women. (Isabel Allende Quotes) I confess that I am a messy, disorganized and impatient reader: if the book doesn’t grab me in the first 40 pages, I abandon it. I have piles of half-read books waiting for me to get acute hepatitis or some other serious condition that would force me to rest so that I could read more. (Isabel Allende Quotes) Friendship is all about trust and sharing. Passionate and romantic love is all about sex and emotions. You have to try to combine those, I think. The great marriages, the great couples I know, have both. (Isabel Allende Quotes) You spend the first part of your life collecting things ... and the second half getting rid of them. (Isabel Allende Quotes) I was a political refugee living in Venezuela. I had a job that was twelve hours a day, no money. It was a hard time. (Isabel Allende Quotes) What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse (Isabel Allende Quotes) I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet (Isabel Allende Quotes) If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great grandchildren, it will be women who make it so (Isabel Allende Quotes) In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today (Isabel Allende Quotes) All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them (Isabel Allende Quotes) There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them (Isabel Allende Quotes) Photographs deceive time, freezing it on a piece of cardboard where the soul is silent (Isabel Allende Quotes) The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night (Isabel Allende Quotes) Agosins poetic language engages the reader in a mesmerizing journey of inward reflection and exile (Isabel Allende Quotes) His calls for justice were lost at the mercy of the wind and human indifference (Isabel Allende Quotes) ... when everything else fails, we communicate in the language of the stars (Isabel Allende Quotes) The two moments are much alike: birth and death are made of the same fabric (Isabel Allende Quotes) Nothing changes; we humans repeat the same sins over and over, eternally (Isabel Allende Quotes) Write to register history, and name each thing. Write what should not be forgotten (Isabel Allende Quotes) My writing comes not from the happy moments, but from struggle and grief (Isabel Allende Quotes) Roots are not in landscape or a country, or a people, they are inside you (Isabel Allende Quotes) I don’t want an uneventful and safe life, I prefer an adventurous one (Isabel Allende Quotes) I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist - although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me (Isabel Allende Quotes) Women have always been courageous. They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights (Isabel Allende Quotes) All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom (Isabel Allende Quotes) For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men (Isabel Allende Quotes) I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic (Isabel Allende Quotes)

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