Isabel Allende

"The people you love are worth fighting for, but you need to fight in ways that lead to peace."

"We are made of all those who have built and broken us."

"You can't protect people from the world. All you can do is make sure they have the equipment to survive it."

"It is in the nature of humans to transcend ourselves, to reach beyond our perceived limitations."

"I write to remember what I have forgotten and to recover what has been lost."

"Gardeners know that you must nourish the soil to grow beautiful plants."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

"Fortune and fame are not the signs of success."

"It takes a lifetime to understand nothing."

"We are not passive victims of fate but active participants in our becoming."

"The bonds that link your true family are not always forged in blood."

"I think the greatest gift I can give is an honest account of my life."

"Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet."

"The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

"Do not ask how this is possible, but accept it as a gift."

"Magic is when you make the impossible real."

"The more you own, the more it owns you."

"We must remain awake and active to ensure our rights are preserved."

"Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man."

"Education is not a luxury, it is a necessity."

"The only thing that doesn't hurt is love."

"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."

"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."

"The most powerful words are the ones that tell the truth."

"We are all willing prisoners of our own habits."

"The sound of laughter is the most civilised music."

"Fear is the cheap emotion."

"To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides."

"My grandmother says that discretion and dignity are the backbone of decency."

"It is dangerous to assume that I will be here forever."