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In my private circle I am a mother, grandmother, wife, friend, daughter... the success means nothing to my small tribe.

Isabel Allende

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Isabel Allende
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 2
Journalist
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City of the Kings
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far away from my country I would be like those trees they chop down at Christmastime, those poor rootless pines that last a little while and then die.
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Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.
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My son, the Holy Church is on the right, but Jesus Christ was always on the left.
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The biggest straitjacket is all the prejudices that we carry around, and all the fears. But what if we just surrender to the fear? There are things greater than fear. The great, wonderful quality of human beings is that we can overcome even absolute terror, and we do.
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Give, give, give-what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away?
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