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 AllendeIf you write nonfiction, a historical account of what really happened, first of all, it's always White men who do that and you don't have the voices that are really interesting to me, of the people who are not sheltered by the big umbrella of the establishment.
Isabel AllendeNice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses.
Isabel Allende