"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
Love
"Every person is born with a talent, and happiness depends on discovering that talent in time."
- Isabel Allende
Happiness
"You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not."
- Isabel Allende
Personal Growth
"True friendship resists time, distance and silence."
- Isabel Allende
Relationships
"Write what should not be forgotten."
- Isabel Allende
Inspiration
"It is not what you look like on the outside, but what you are on the inside that counts."
- Beauty and the Beast
Belief
"It is the heart that makes a person beautiful, not the outward appearance."
- Beauty and the Beast
Belief
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
- Buddha
Belief
"It’s not always possible to do what we want to do, but it’s important to believe in something before you actually do it."
- Might Guy
Belief
"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."
- Josephus Daniels
Belief