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

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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Age
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Women have always been courageous… They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights. – Isabel Allende

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Women
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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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The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice. – Frank McCourt

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Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. – Rita Mae Brown

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I wouldnt say Im a very original thinker, but if I have a good experience with something, Ill want to take it further or adapt it in some way. – Gwyneth Paltrow

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But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion. – Amy Grant

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I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. – Ernest Hemingway

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Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. – Paul Wellstone

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Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort. – Mason Cooley

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