“She sowed in my mind the idea that reality is not only what we see on the surface; it has a magical dimension as well.”— Isabel Allende, Eva Luna, 1987, p. 22Share
“Happiness is not exuberant or noisy, like pleasure or joy; it's silent, tranquil, and gentle.”— Isabel AllendeShare
“Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.”— Isabel AllendeShare
“Silence before being born, silence after death: life is nothing but noise between two unfathomable silences.”— Isabel AllendeShare
“It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one-tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service.”— Benjamin FranklinShare
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”— Miguel de CervantesShare
“I used to sit, think, think, thinking, till I felt as lonesome as a kitten in a wash-house copper with the lid on.”— Charles DickensShare
“Science is not the truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you.”— Brené BrownShare
“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”— Eleanor RooseveltShare
“Ambition raises a secret tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts it into a violent hurry of thought.”— Joseph AddisonShare
