“I come from the so-called Third World (what is the Second)?”
Source: My invented country: a memoir
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Famous Isabel Allende Quotes
“Write to register history, and name each thing. Write what should not be forgotten.”
Source: Paths of Resistance: The Art and Craft of the Political Novel
“My writing comes not from the happy moments, but from struggle and grief.”
Source: Eva Luna: A Novel
“A novel is like a window, open to an infinite landscape.”
Source: Paths of Resistance: The Art and Craft of the Political Novel
“My son, the Holy Church is on the right, but Jesus Christ was always on the left.”
Source: The House of the Spirits: A Novel
“I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing.”
Source: Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
“Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment.”