It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to others.
Isabel AllendeIn 2011, I announced that I was going to retire, and my agent panicked. So she says: No, no, no. You have to write a book with your husband.
Isabel Allendefar away from my country I would be like those trees they chop down at Christmastime, those poor rootless pines that last a little while and then die.
Isabel AllendeWe want a world where life is preserved, and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for the privileged.
Isabel Allende