On August 2, 1942, the writer Isabel Allende was born, whose works have become famous throughout the world. He obtained the National Prize for Literature of his country, Peru, in 2010. We are going to discover the surprising phrases of Isabel Allende on the day of her birth.
His works have been translated into 42 languages and he has managed to sell more than 72 million copies.
Isabel Allende’s quotes on her birthday
Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.
I had the idea that by naming problems, they materialize and can no longer be ignored; On the other hand, if they remain in the limbo of unspoken words, they can disappear on their own, with the passage of time.
Having a starting point is important. You know that when you decide to write something it is like a commitment. It’s like falling in love.
Selective memory to remember the good, logical prudence so as not to ruin the present, and challenging optimism to face the future. They are the surprising phrases of Isabel Allende on the day of her birth.
Most people feel younger than their age, but culture values youth, success, beauty, and productivity. There is no room in this culture for older people.
I love fiction because in fiction one enters the thoughts of people, the little people, the people who were defeated, the poor, the women, the children who are never in the history books.
My life has been about defying authority, which I was taught as a child. Life is pure noise between two abysmal silences. Silence before birth, silence after death.
Perhaps he feared that this great love, which had endured so many trials, could not survive the most terrible of all: living together.
What good is having experience, knowledge or talent if I don’t give it away? Why know stories if I don’t tell others? Why have wealth if I don’t share it? I don’t intend to be cremated with any of that! It is giving that connects me with others, with the world and with the divine.
In the most difficult moments of my life, when it seemed that all the doors were closed for me, the taste of those apricots returns to comfort me with the idea that abundance is always within reach, only if one knows how to find it.
