843 Quotes by Isabel Allende

The names of persons and living creatures demand respect, because when we speak to them we touch their heart and become a part of thier life force.

I like Hillary Clinton a lot. I know her.

Boredom, Timothy Duane assured me, is nothing more than anger without passion.

I'm interested in people who have to overcome obstacles, people who are not sheltered by the umbrella of the establishment, marginals.

I remember my childhood as a horrible time. My mother says that nothing so horrible ever happened to me as the things that I remember.

His lifetime was less than a fraction of a second in infinity. Or maybe he did not even exist; maybe human beings, the planets, everything in Creation were a dream...an illusion. He smiled with humility when he remembered...

The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I couldn't find a place for myself, for years and years.

It is absurd to imagine that any child will be able to earn a living, let alone contribute to resolving our world's complex problems, without knowing how to read and write. My foundation supports the National Writing Project so that teachers can be more effective in their efforts to improve literacy for all students.

I try to write the kind of books I like to read.