isabel allende

“ Be careful what you ask of Heaven; it might be granted. ”

“ Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. ”

“ There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them. ”

“ For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. ”

“ Happiness is pure kitsch; we come into the world to suffer and learn. ”

“ At my age, days dissolve like salt in water; the day's gone and I don't even know what I've done with the hours. ”

“ When love exists, nothing else matters, not life's predicaments, not the fury of the years, not a physical winding down or scarcity of opportunity. ”

“ If we don't begin by imagining the perfect society, how shall we create one? ”

“ You can't find someone who doesn't want to be found. ”

“ Dying is like being born: just a change. ”