Isabel Allende quotes

Isabel Allende is a Chilean writer renowned for her magical realist novels and powerful storytelling. Her works often explore themes of family, memory, and political upheaval in Latin America. She has become one of the world's most widely read and influential authors writing in Spanish. Here are 136 of her quotes:

You can't find someone who doesn't want to be found. (Isabel Allende)
Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses. View quote
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Perhaps we are in this world to search for love, find it and lose it, again and again. With each love, we are born anew, and with each love that ends we collect a new wound. I am covered with proud scars. View quote
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Erotica is using a feather, pornography is using the whole chicken. View quote
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For women the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time. View quote
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She sowed in my mind the idea that reality is not only what we see on the surface; it has a magical dimension as well and, if we so desire, it is legitimate to enhance it and color it to make our journey through life less trying. View quote
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Barrabas came to us by sea, the child Clara wrote in her delicate calligraphy. View quote
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That was a good time in my life, in spite of having the sensation of floating on a cloud, surrounded by both lies and things left unspoken. Occasionally I thought I glimpsed the truth, but soon found myself once again lost in a forest of ambiguities. View quote
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Writing is like making love. Don't worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process. View quote
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If I write something, I fear it will happen, and if I love too much, I fear I will lose that person; nevertheless, I cannot stop writing or loving... View quote
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Just as when we come into the world, when we die we are afraid of the unknown. But the fear is something from within us that has nothing to do with reality. Dying is like being born: just a change. (Isabel Allende)
There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them,' my mother explained shortly before she left me. 'If you can remember me, I will be with you always. View quote
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You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not. View quote
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We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test. View quote
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Be careful what you ask of Heaven; it might be granted. View quote
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I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet. View quote
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Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me. View quote
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Words are not that important when you recognize intentions. View quote
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How many times have I told you not to believe everything you hear? Seek truth for yourself. View quote
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We only have what we give. View quote
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I don't want an uneventful and safe life, I prefer an adventurous one. (Isabel Allende)
I never said I wanted a 'happy' life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong and resilient, as is the case of almost every human being exposed to life and to the world. We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. View quote
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He had only to touch me to turn my tears into sighs and my anger to desire. How accomodating love is; it forgives everything. View quote
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When love exists, nothing else matters, not life's predicaments, not the fury of the years, not a physical winding down or scarcity of opportunity. View quote
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Memory is fiction. We select the brightest and the darkest, ignoring what we are ashamed of, and so embroider the broad tapestry of our lives. View quote
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Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende - Image
Photo: Lesekreis, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Chilean Writer
Born: August 2, 1942
Quotes count: 136
Wikipedia: Isabel Allende

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