Isabel Allende
I confess that I am a messy, disorganized and impatient reader: if the book doesn't grab me in the first 40 pages, I abandon it. I have piles of half-read books waiting for me to get acute hepatitis or some other serious condition that would force me to rest so that I could read more.
More quotes and aphorisms
Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others...I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope...Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs...I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks...Never judge a book by its cover...The history of our race...