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In the United States, the fact that you can start again gives a lot of energy and strength and youth to this country. That is why it's so powerful in many ways, and so creative.

~Isabel Allende

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Before the military coup in Chile, we had the idea that military coups happen in Banana Republics, somewhere in Central America. It would never happen in Chile. Chile was such a solid democracy. And when it happened, it had brutal characteristics.

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I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male that was there, and was determining my life.

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I read on my iPad when I travel. I listen to audiobooks in the car. I read books in my bedroom, where I have a comfortable couch, a lamp and two dogs to keep me warm.

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I have written about Chile extensively, and therefore I have read many books on the subject, mostly for research.

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Kids are smart: don't underestimate their bull detector. Contemporary kids have access to a lot of information, so don't even try to fool them. I have never been more nervous about my research than when writing for young adults because they pick up every single error.

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I never had time to think about my beliefs until my 28-year-old daughter Paula fell ill. She was in a coma for a year, and I took care of her at home until she died in my arms in December of 1992.

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The pain of losing my child was a cleansing experience. I had to throw overboard all excess baggage and keep only what is essential.

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It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.

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I remember my childhood as a horrible time. My mother says that nothing so horrible ever happened to me as the things that I remember.

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Biography

Nationality: Chilean

Type: Writer

Born: August 2nd, 1942

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