“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.
“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!