Affection is like the noonday sun; it does not need the presence of another to be manifest.
Isabel AllendeAphrodite is about lust and gluttony - the only two sins worth committing, in my opinion.
Isabel AllendeI don't think of literature as an end in itself. It's just a way of communicating something.
Isabel AllendeOne of the things that always comes up in my writing is the search for freedom, especially in women. I always write about women who are marginalized, who have no means or resources and somehow manage to get out of those situations with incredible strength - and that is more important than anything.
Isabel Allende