Isabel Allende Quotes

I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because I love it!

Isabel Allende

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: chilean
  • Birth: August 2, 1942

Topics

LoveRealityDemonsCircumstances

Our kids are in their twenties now, which is a wonderful time.

Jeff Daniels

TimeNowWonderfulKidsOurWhich

I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I will always feel the weight of a lie. I'm very hard on myself anyway. Religious guilt carries over too. You can't really misbehave without feeling badly about it. At least, I can't.

Amy Adams

MyselfLieImpactGuiltYouValues

Where do I get my information from? Well, I get it from the radio, and I get it from the newspaper, and then I get it from my conversations, and I get it from the paddocks around the bush. I get it; it turns up. You'd be most surprised how it turns up.

Michael Leunig

YouInformationNewspaperRadioUp

My parents were strict with school, strict with grades. I had piano classes, horseback riding, dance.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

DanceSchoolParentsGradesRiding

The time that it takes to make the feature is really contingent on the feature being sort of almost ready-made - so coming to a book is more ready-made. You at least have the story that someone sorted out.

Debra Granik

TimeBookStorySomeoneYouMore

I have always loved tartans - such an ornamented type of weaving, so vivid in colour, and such a masculine aspect. But actually, I think tartans can be feminine or masculine.

Christian Louboutin

ThinkLovedAlwaysColourWeaving

Who will want to write if writing doesn't pay?

Chris Pavone

WritingWantWillWritePayWho

I think we love watching people that are flawed because we're all flawed.

Brad Garrett

LovePeopleThinkWatchingBecause

I feel I should be doing stupid stuff, but I'm not going to.

Scott Caan

StupidFeelDoingGoingStuff

Academic studies in general is not something that I'm very good at.

Rich Brian

GoodAcademicSomethingGeneralVery

You may debate whether the Disney heroines fit the feminist standard, but they don't live in a democracy. Remember, they're princesses.

Richard Corliss

LiveDemocracyRememberYouDebate

As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the Commission on Human Rights itself had doubts from the beginning about its role and its functions in general.

Rene Cassin

CharacterBeginningHumanRights

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