He knew that her body was his to engage in all the acrobatics he had learned in the books he kept hidden in a corner of his library, but with Clara even the most abominable contortions were like the thrashings of a newborn; it was impossible to spice them up with the salt of evil or the pepper of submission.

— Isabel Allende

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Si eres brillante de joven, no significa que de adulto sirvas para algo.

— Isabel Allende

But beyond confusion and rage, the strongest feeling I remember having that night was frustrated desire, because I would never be able to satisfy my need to run my hands over Rosa’s body, to penetrate her secrets, to release the green fountain of her hair and plunge into its deepest waters.

— Isabel Allende

To love a place you must participate in the community and give back something in return for all you receive. I believe I have done that. There are many things I admire about the United States and others I would like to change, but isn’t that always true? A country, like a husband, is always open to improvement.

— Isabel Allende

They’re not dead, Lenny. They’re more alive now than ever. That’s what happens with age: stories from the past come alive and stick to our skin. I’m so pleased we’re going to spend the next few years together.

— Isabel Allende

He almost caused a riot among the ladies; he filled all the empty space, as if someone had let a tiger loose in this world of female longing. Even.

— Isabel Allende

En las largas horas de silencio se me atropellan los recuerdos, todo me ha sucedido en el mismo instante, como si mi vida entera fuera una sola imagen ininteligible.

— Isabel Allende

Writing is a long process of introspection; it is a voyage toward the darkest caverns of consciousness, a long, slow meditation. I write feeling my way in silence, and along the way discover particles of truth, small crystals that fit in the palm of one hand and justify my passage through this world.

— Isabel Allende

He felt that Christianity, like almost all forms of superstition, made men weaker and more resigned, and that the point was not to await some reward in the sky but to fight for one’s rights on earth.

— Isabel Allende

Hundreds of thousands of terrified refugees were escaping to France, where a campaign of fear and hatred awaited them.

— Isabel Allende

Desde entonces la gente lo recuerda como Juan del Pedo.

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This is a road I must travel bleeding.

— Isabel Allende

Aymaras – “children.

— Isabel Allende

There’s a difference between being old and being ancient. It doesn’t have to do with age, but physical and mental health,” Cathy explained. “Those who are old can remain independent, but those who are ancient need help and supervision; there comes a moment when they’re like children again.

— Isabel Allende

They all agreed that under communism they had been just as poor, but at least there was food and security, whereas independence had brought them only ruin and abandonment.

— Isabel Allende

However old one is, we need a.

— Isabel Allende

Creo que ha decidido morirse, y la ciencia no tiene remedio alguno contra ese mal.

— Isabel Allende

Don’t look for excuses. The truth is that the older I get, the more I like my defects. Old age is the best moment to be and do whatever you enjoy. Soon no.

— Isabel Allende

She knew the strange healing power words had from what she had written and discussed concerning her brother Enrique’s fate – how important it was to share one’s pain and discover that others too had their fair share of it, that lives are often alike and feelings similar.

— Isabel Allende

Las aventuras sin amor me ponen triste.

— Isabel Allende

Los soldados aguardaron, cavando trincheras y amontonando sacos de tierra y piedras para formar una barricada, no tanto por la esperanza de protegerse, sino para distraer el miedo.

— Isabel Allende
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