Isabel Allende

War is the military's work of art, the culmination of their training, the golden brooch of their profession. They have not been created to shine in peace.

But never again is a long time. That's what I've been able to verify in this long life.

Just as at the moment of coming into the world, when we die we are afraid of the unknown. But fear is something internal that has nothing to do with reality.

The death doesn't exist, people only die when they are forgotten; if you can remember me, I will always be with you.

Selective memory to remember the good, logical prudence to not ruin the present, and challenging optimism to face the future.

The happiness that is experienced stems from the love that is given.

In the end, you only have what you have given.

If I write something, I fear it will happen, if I love someone too much I fear losing them; however, I cannot stop writing or loving...

We all have demons in the dark corners of the soul, but if we bring them into the light, the demons shrink, weaken, fall silent, and finally leave us in peace.

The traumas do not disappear by disregarding them; they are a persistent jellyfish that waits in the shadows and, at the first opportunity, attacks with its snake-like tendrils.

This serves to ease our conscience, daughter - he explained to Blanca. But it doesn't help the poor. They don't need charity, they need justice.

We are all now at an age to throw overboard the feelings that serve no purpose and keep only those that help us live.