The only cure for so much misfortune is love. It’s not the force of gravity that keeps the universe in balance, but the binding power of love. - Isabel Allende

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The only cure for so much misfortune is love. It’s not the force of gravity that keeps the universe in balance, but the binding power of love.

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About Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende (born August 2, 1942) is a Chilean writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author." In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2010, she received Chile's National Literature Prize. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Lesekreis (CC BY-SA)

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Alternative Names: Isabel Allende Llona

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