843 Quotes by Isabel Allende

Dying is not easy. It's a very hard transition.

Write to register history, and name each thing. Write what should not be forgotten.

Give, give, give - what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.

Life is very mysterious and there are many things we don't know. And there are elements of magic realism in every culture, everywhere. It's just accepting that we don't know everything and everything is possible.

Sisters: talk to each other, be connected and informed, form women's circles, share your stories, work together, and take risks. Together we are invincible.

Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too.

Everyone is born with some special talent ...

The pain of losing my child was a cleansing experience. I had to throw overboard all excess baggage and keep only what is essential.

I don't think that we have to look like the models in the magazines because they are 19 year olds and they have been photo shopped extensively, not but given what I, we have as the raw material, take care of it.