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Quote by Isabel Allende
I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriar

I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist – although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me. – Isabel Allende

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If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so. – Isabel Allende

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For women the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time. – Isabel Allende

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In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today. – Isabel Allende

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