I have a hundred-year-old aunt who aspires to sainthood, and whose only wish has been to go into the convent, but no congregation, not even the Little Sisters of Charity, could tolerate her for more than a few weeks, so the family has had to look after her. Believe me, there is nothing so insufferable as a saint, I wouldn't sic one on my worst enemy.
— Isabel Allende Mi país inventado: Un paseo nostálgico por Chile
タグ: religion, humor, humans

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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.
タグ: 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.
タグ: roots, i-am, experience, myself
Everybody has losses - it's unavoidable in life. Sharing our pain is very healing.
タグ: sharing, healing, pain, life
Empowering women means trusting them.
タグ: 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.
タグ: go, black, fear, you
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