I was a lousy journalist. I could never be objective. Sometimes I invented the whole story.
Isabel AllendeI carry around a little stool to stand on when people want a picture with their cellular phones.
Isabel AllendeWhen I'm scared - and I'm always scared when I have to face an audience, when I have to read a review, when I publish a book...then, I think of my grandfather. My grandfather was this strong, tough Basque who would never bend....What would he do? Well, he would go ahead, close his eyes, and drive forward. You do it and the spirit that is within you....is there.
Isabel Allende