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.
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I make lists to keep my anxiety level down...Openness, respect, integrity — these are principles...It pays to know the enemy — not least because...The most difficult thing is the decision to act...There is no better than adversity...I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special...