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I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs until my 28-year-old daughter Paula fell ill. She was in a coma for a year, and I took care of her at home until she died in my arms in December of 1992.
— Isabel Allende
Tags: daughter, passion, home, time

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I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly, I don't know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy.
— Isabel Allende
Tags: son, mother, me, love
The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I couldn't find a place for myself, for years and years.
— Isabel Allende
Tags: roots, i-am, experience, myself
Everybody has losses - it's unavoidable in life. Sharing our pain is very healing.
— Isabel Allende
Tags: sharing, healing, pain, life
Empowering women means trusting them.
— Isabel Allende
Tags: empowering, means, them, women
Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. Once you enter the cavern and explore it, you realize that you can get out of it, go through it and get out of it.
— Isabel Allende
Tags: go, black, fear, you
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