Quote by Isabel Allende
Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and

Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today, but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world who are still forced into premature marriage, prostitution, forced labor – they have children that they dont want or they cannot feed. – Isabel Allende

Other quotes by Isabel Allende

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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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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Experience
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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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A long marriage is two people trying to dance a duet and two solos at the same time. – Anne Taylor Fleming

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Marriage

I was just so lucky to have a wonderful life after a tough marriage. – Lynn Johnston

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Marriage

I think its something that needs to be said – that there are interracial marriages out there, and the couples live happy lives, and theres nothing wrong with it. – Tia Mowry

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In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar, a custom which is still continued. – Helen Rowland, Reflections of a Bachelor Girl, 1909

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Marriage

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