People think that they will sit down and produce the great American novel in one sitting. It doesn't work that way. This is a very patient and meticulous work, and you have to do it with joy and love for the process, not for the outcome.
Isabel AllendeThey could not understand the advantage of living contrary to their inclinations in this world in order to enjoy a hypothetical well-being in another.
Isabel AllendeWe don't have an explanation for everything that happens. We don't control almost anything. And if we are not open to that mystery, life becomes so small.
Isabel AllendeWishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment.
Isabel Allende