“Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses.”
You can watch the full video, Isabel Allende: Tales of passion, at YouTube or below. She’s actually rather funny.
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great speech, listened to it all – humorous and wise and impassioned!
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[...] Kristan shared this great TED talk with me. Isabel Allende is amazing, just listen. [...]
too funny — love that quote!
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Great speech. Are you a fan of any of Allende’s books? If not, check out Eva Luna, one of my favorites.
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Confession: I’ve never read anything by her. I own The House of Spirits, but it’s at my parents’ house in Houston. After this TED talk though, I’m definitely adding her to my reading queue! (I think I want to read in Spanish.) I’ll put Eva Luna at the top, thanks!