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

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

Other quotes by Isabel Allende

Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her children and her family will be better off. If families prosper, the village prospers, and eventually so does the whole country. – Isabel Allende

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Education
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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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Im aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic. – Isabel Allende

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Dreams
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Like every aspect of cancer Ive weathered thus far, todays experience was not at all demoralizing, expensive or humiliating. No, it was just plain fun. – April Winchell

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Obviously an actor draws on his own experience. – Christopher Walken

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You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience. – J. K. Rowling

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I maybe had a first love and had my heart broken, but reflecting on it, I dont think that was love. I think as Im getting older and having more in-depth relationships, maybe Ill experience it. At the moment, I dont know, exactly, if Ive been in love. – Selena Gomez

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