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Sat Sep 26 2009

A powerful woman, a passionate woman, a writer

“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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  1. Rebecca James says:
    Sun Sep 27 2009 at 6:23 AM

    great speech, listened to it all – humorous and wise and impassioned!
    .-= • Recent post by Rebecca James: I’d just like to say =-.

  2. But given the choice I would rather have the warrior hearts… - just between us says:
    Sun Sep 27 2009 at 10:28 AM

    [...] Kristan shared this great TED talk with me. Isabel Allende is amazing, just listen. [...]

  3. GingerMandy says:
    Sun Sep 27 2009 at 4:11 PM

    too funny — love that quote!

  4. Andy says:
    Mon Sep 28 2009 at 11:16 AM

    FYI – Site looks funny on my work computer, the right side stuff ends up at the bottom.

  5. Kristan says:
    Mon Sep 28 2009 at 11:23 AM

    :\ Thanks. I’ll look into it.

  6. Kristan says:
    Mon Sep 28 2009 at 11:28 AM

    Ok, I think I fixed… Let me know next time you look!

  7. Jon says:
    Mon Sep 28 2009 at 3:01 PM

    Great speech. Are you a fan of any of Allende’s books? If not, check out Eva Luna, one of my favorites.
    .-= • Recent post by Jon: Up in the Air (Not the New George Clooney Movie) =-.

  8. Kristan says:
    Mon Sep 28 2009 at 3:08 PM

    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!

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