Isabel Allende's Quote - The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut

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The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I couldnt find a place for myself, for years and years. – Isabel Allende

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All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom. – Isabel Allende

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Death

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What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse. – Isabel Allende

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Fear

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I am an American citizen and it is my home now. I like the U.S.A., which is not a place too many people have liked since Bush. The U.S. has a young population, and everything can change within a year. – Isabel Allende

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Home

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